Question

question 5 of 10
read the argument below:
my cousin’s school just changed to a 6 a.m. start time, and everybody liked
the change. that means an earlier start time would be good for our school.
what kind of logical fallacy is used here?

a. circular reasoning

b. logical deduction

c. non sequitur

d. hasty generalization

Explanation:

A hasty generalization fallacy occurs when a conclusion is drawn from a small or unrepresentative sample. Here, the argument uses the experience of one cousin's school (a single, unrepresentative sample) to conclude that an earlier start time would be good for "our school," without considering other schools or more data. Circular reasoning involves using the conclusion to support itself, which isn't the case here. Logical deduction is a valid reasoning method, not a fallacy. A non - sequitur is a conclusion that doesn't follow from the premises, but here the conclusion is related (just over - generalized) rather than completely unrelated.

Answer:

D. Hasty generalization