Which Fallacy Occurs When a General Rule Is Applied to a Specific

question 233

Multiple Choice

Which fallacy occurs when a general rule is applied to a specific case that the rule was not intended to cover?

• A) Hasty generalization.
• B) Tu quoque (you, too).
• C) Composition.
• D) Accident.
• E) Division.

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Definitions:

Rods and Cones

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that are sensitive to light and color, with rods being responsible for vision at low light levels and cones being responsible for color vision and detail.

Distinguish Hues

The ability to perceive and differentiate colors, often associated with the visual processing of varying wavelengths of light.

Brightness

A measure of how light or luminous a space or source appears to the eye.

Intensity of Nonspectral Color

The degree of strength or vividness of a color that does not correspond to a single wavelength of light but is perceived as a mixture of wavelengths.