6Dec19 evening Q10
- Option : B
- Explanation : The argument for Mr X is aimed at evoking pity. Argumentum ad misericordiam is the fallacy of an appeal to invoke pity, commonly referred to as a sob story, in which one tries to persuade someone to agree to an argument or idea by evoking the feelings of pity or guilt from them or making them feel sorry for you. This fallacy can make the other person seem cruel or insensitive if they do not comply. It is also called "Galileo argument" as it refers to the scientist's pitiful trials and house arrest by the Roman Catholic Inquisition (tribunal for heresy) as a result of his heliocentric views. Fallacy of Accident is the fallacy of applying a general rule to a particular case whose special circumstances render the rule inapplicable. Fallacy of composition occurs when one infers, that if something is true of some part of a whole, it must be true of the whole. Fallacy of division occurs when one reasons, that something that is true of a whole must also be true of all or some of its parts.
