Linda is 31 years old, single, outspoken, and very bright. She majored in philosophy. As a student, she was deeply concerned with issues of discrimination and social justice, and also participated in anti-nuclear demonstrations. Which logical fallacy explains that many people expect option 2 to be more likely than option 1 Option 1. Linda is a bank teller. Option 2. Linda is a bank teller and is active in the feminist movement.
A fallacy is reasoning that is logically invalid, or that undermines the logical validity of an argument. Identify the fallacy in the following scenario:
Linda is 31 years old, single, outspoken, and very bright. She majored in philosophy. As a student, she was deeply concerned with issues of discrimination and social justice, and also participated in anti-nuclear demonstrations.
Which logical fallacy explains that many people expect option 2 to be more likely than option 1
Option 1. Linda is a bank teller.
Option 2. Linda is a bank teller and is active in the feminist movement.
Logical fallacies are deceptive arguments that lead to concluding an invalid argument as valid due to psychological persuasion but can be proven wrong with a further logical explanation.
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