Jeremy Has Broken His Leg During a Soccer Match

question 63

True/False

Jeremy has broken his leg during a soccer match. Although this is bad, from a healing standpoint, it is not as bad as if he had torn his cartilage.

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Definitions:

Fallacy of Division

A logical fallacy that arises when one assumes that something true of a whole must also be true of its parts.

False Conclusion

A statement or resolution that does not logically follow from the given premises or evidence.

Premises

Statements or propositions that are taken as true and used as the basis for an argument leading to a conclusion.

Transitivity Relationship

A principle in mathematics and logic where if relation holds between a and b, and between b and c, it also holds between a and c.