Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_1610 MCQ • 1 Mark

Section 8: General Aptitude

Verbal Aptitude

Subtopic: Critical Reasoning

Question Statement:

Consultant: 'We must either mandate 100% drip irrigation statewide immediately or accept total desertification of our farmland.' This argument commits the fallacy of:

Options:

  • (A) False dilemma (black-and-white fallacy)
  • (B) Appeal to pity
  • (C) Equivocation
  • (D) Hasty generalization

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Presenting only two extreme outcomes while ignoring intermediate irrigation strategies commits a false dilemma.
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