Identify Any Fallacies in the Following Passage Either by Naming

question 173

Short Answer

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.
Marty: If we keep on the way we are going, we will destroy civilization on this planet.
Tracy: That's so depressing. I think we need to think well of things.

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Definitions:

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points used in a study or experiment.

Confidence Level

The probability with which a statistical estimate can be expected to contain the true parameter value.

Confidence Interval

A band of values calculated from sample statistics, expected to enclose the value of a yet-to-be-identified population parameter.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much individual data points deviate from the mean.