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Evaluate the following fallacious statement and decide where the problem primarily lies. None of these children drink coffee; therefore, children do not like coffee.


false information presented as fact

insufficient evidence

opinion presented as fact

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Youtellmehoney

I believe you are looking for B Just because none of these children drink coffee doesn't mean children don't like coffee. It just means these children don't drink it.

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Answer: C) Opinion presented as fact.

Explanation: There are many ways to make a fallacious statement, in the given sentence "None of these children drink coffee; therefore, children do not like coffee" we can see an example of presenting an opinion as a fact. In the group of studied children, they all said that they don't like coffee, that's their opinion, but it doesn't necessarily is the opinion of all the children, so it is a mistake to generalize.

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