Question

Which logical fallacy, " any person who eats tuna fish is just as resposible for the tuna shortage as the big commercial fishers who use fishing trawlers and deplete the supply of tuna in the ocean"

Answer 1

Answer:

C) genetic fallacy

Explanation:

According to a different source, these are the options that come with this question:

A) fallacy of the single cause

B) reversing causal direction

C) genetic fallacy

D) slippery slope

This is an example of a genetic fallacy. A genetic fallacy is a fallacy or irrelevance. It is defined as a fallacy that is solely based on the origin of something rather than on the individual context of the situation. This typically transfers a good or bad reputation to the current context based on its origin. In this example, the speaker knows that the depletion of tuna is a consequence of overfishing. Therefore, it is true that the origin of the problem is the consumption of tuna. However, it is a fallacy to argue that any type of consumption is equally bad.