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Summarize Argument
The advertisement concludes that you can rely on Sturdimades to last for a large number of miles because hundreds of Sturdimade owners have signed up for Sturdimade’s “long distance” club, which is a club for people with Sturdimades that they have driven for at least 100,000 miles.
Identify and Describe Flaw
This is a cookie-cutter “unrepresentative samples” flaw. The advertisement reasons that since hundreds of people have driven their Sturdimades for over 100,000 and even 300,000 miles, you can rely on Sturdimades to drive long distances. However, the advertisement’s reasoning is vulnerable to criticism because it only cites a club for Sturdimade owners with Sturdimades that have lasted for a long time as evidence that Sturdimades are reliable. The experience of the members of the club may not be representative of Sturdimade owners more generally.
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