The sentence "Beth and Melissa were both late since she had lost her watch" is ambiguous because the pronoun "she" can refer to any of the two girls.
In order to eliminate such ambiguity, we could rewrite the sentence in the following ways:
- Beth and Melissa were both late since the former had lost her watch.
- Beth and Melissa were both late since the latter had lost her watch.
The word "former" is used to indicate the first-mentioned of two people while the word "latter" is used to indicate the last-mentioned of two people.
This statement about the giraffes is a logical fallacy called hasty generalization.
The boy thinks that if one giraffe was friendly to him, that all giraffes are bound to do the same - he is generalizing something that doesn't have to be correct.
Answer:
No.
Explanation:
This is because it is implying that all lawyers are professionals, and that is not the case. While Ms. Johnson is a lawyer, that does not mean she is to the highest of education and a professional. Without evidence and factual evidence to back up the statement, it is not a sound argument.
