PT1.S3.Q08 - The common procedure for determining whether a food additive...

Tasha SriTasha Sri Member
edited November 2022 in Logical Reasoning 51 karma

Flaw Type: Equivocation flaw

Premise:
P. Comparing health benefits with potential risk.

P. Benefits of "enjoyment" of drinking outweighs allergic reaction risk.

C: Therefore, do not ban.

Anticipate: the author is falsely equivocating "enjoyment" = "health related benefits". This argument is flawed because they mischaracterized as enjoyment with something health related. Maybe if the dye helps 100% cure flu than 2% of allergic reaction, don't ban it.

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