Question

Last month when I mailed a check to pay my phone bill, it arrived a week late. I got charged a late fee! Mail delivery these days is terrible! Which logical fallacy is found in this sentence? a. non sequitur b. hasty generalization c. red herring d. bandwagon appeal​

Answer 1

Answer:

D). Bandwagon Appeal

Explanation:

'Bandwagon appeal' is characterized as the logical fallacy in which the speaker attempts to persuade the common opinion or belief among the people without checking its credibility/validity. In the given sentence, 'bandwagon fallacy' is displayed because the conclusion is based on the popular belief that 'mail delivery is terrible these days' without actually cross-checking its truthfulness from the bank's end if the check was received by the bank or not. Thus, option D is the correct answer.