"I have read that one aspirin taken everyday reduces the risk of heart attack. Why not take two a day and double the protection." Which informal fallacy is committed in the above statement?"मैंने पढ़ा है कि प्रतिदिन एक एस्पिरिन लेने से दिल के दौरे का जोखिम कम होता है। क्यों न प्रतिदिन दो लें और सुरक्षा दोगुनी कर लें।" उपर्युक्त कथन में कौन-सा अनौपचारिक तर्कदोष (informal fallacy) है?
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Correct answer: A. Fallacy of compositionसंयोजन का तर्कदोष (Fallacy of composition)
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The speaker assumes that because one aspirin (a part) has a benefit, a larger whole (two aspirins) will have a proportionately greater benefit — transferring a property of the part to the whole. This is the fallacy of composition.वक्ता मान लेता है कि चूँकि एक एस्पिरिन (अंश) से लाभ होता है, इसलिए बड़े समग्र (दो एस्पिरिन) से अनुपातिक रूप से अधिक लाभ होगा — अंश का गुण समग्र पर आरोपित करना। यह संयोजन का तर्कदोष है।More Logical Reasoning questions
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