Name the Fallacy. -Joe Has Been Missing for Five Years, but He Must

question 6

Short Answer

Name the Fallacy.
-Joe has been missing for five years, but he must be alive, because nobody has reported him dead.

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Definitions:

Socially Acceptable

Behaviors or practices that are widely approved of within a society or cultural group.

Automatic System

This term relates to cognitive processing that functions effortlessly, quickly, and without the need for conscious guidance, as opposed to the deliberate system.

Gut Reactor

An individual who often relies on intuitive, emotional responses rather than analytical thinking when making decisions.

Deliberate System

A cognitive processing system that is slow, analytical, and consciously controlled, often involved in reasoned decision-making.