Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (23.09.2022) Shift-II
Which of the following fallacies is a result of defective induction?
AFallacy of Composition
BFalse Cause ✓ Correct
CBegging the Question
DIrrelevant Conclusion
Correct answer: (B) False Cause — The answer is the false cause fallacy.
Explanation
★The answer is the false cause fallacy.
★Fallacies of defective induction have premises too weak to support the conclusion.
★The false cause fallacy treats something as a cause on weak evidence.
★So it is a result of defective induction.
★An example is claiming success came from wearing a lucky shirt.
★The other fallacies arise in different ways.
★So the answer is the false cause fallacy.
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