Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_2556 MCQ • 2 Marks

Section 8: General Aptitude

Verbal Aptitude

Subtopic: Critical Reasoning

Question Statement:

Manufacturer: 'Ninety percent of progressive farmers in the state recommend our subsoiler plow; therefore, it is undeniably the most mechanically efficient plow on the market.' This argument commits the fallacy of:

Options:

  • (A) Appeal to popularity (argumentum ad populum)
  • (B) Ad hominem
  • (C) Post hoc ergo propter hoc
  • (D) Hasty generalization

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Equating popular endorsement with empirical mechanical efficiency is an appeal to popularity.
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