Explanation Given: The fallacy of division has this form: Premise: X has some property. Conclusion: All things or people that belong to X must have the same property. Example: Americans use more gasoline than Europeans, so Jake, who is an American, must use more gasoline than Europeans. Explanation: In the fallacy given, the fallacy of division has this form: Premise: X has some property. Conclusion: All things or people that belong to X must have the same property. Example: Americans use more gasoline than Europeans, so Jake, who is an Americans, must use more gasoline than Europeans. The fallacy applies to the example because the premise that is,” X has some property” relates with the statement ‘Americans use more gasoline than Europeans’ and the conclusion that is “all things or people that belong to X must have the same property” relates with the statement, “Jake, who is an American, must use more gasoline than Europeans...

Using & Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach (7th Edition)

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ISBN: 9780134705187

Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, William L. Briggs

Publisher: PEARSON

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Consider the following fallacy (which are not discussed in the text). Explain why the fallacy applies to the example and create your own argument that displays the same fallacy.

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