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Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.
Sure, driving after you've been drinking can get you into trouble with the law, but if you're careful I don't think there's anything wrong with it. After all, everyone does it, right?


Definitions:

Agreement

A mutual understanding or arrangement between two or more parties, often formalized by a contract.

Empathy

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person from their perspective.

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon occurring within a group of people, in which the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Illusion of Invulnerability

An overconfidence bias where a group underestimates risks, leading to over-optimistic decision-making.

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