Consider this argument: When Caitlin was six years old she told her Mom that in school she wanted to learn how come babies grew up to look like their parents. The science that deals with that is genetics. Therefore, when she was a little girl Caitlin had already announced that she planned to major in genetics. That argument is an example of __________.A) the fallacy of false classificationB) the fallacy of divisionC) the fallacy of false referenceD) a valid argument

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Consider this argument: When Caitlin was six years old she told her Mom that in school she wanted to learn how come babies grew up to look like their parents. The science that deals with that is genetics. Therefore, when she was a little girl Caitlin had already announced that she planned to major in genetics. That argument is an example of __________.A)  the fallacy of false classificationB)  the fallacy of divisionC)  the fallacy of false referenceD)  a valid argument

Lisha Alwazzan · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The argument commits the fallacy of false reference by assuming that because Caitlin expressed an interest in genetics as a child, she must have planned to major in it.

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