Which of the following is an example of a false dilemma fallacy?

a. cora is a good class president, because she is the best president this school has ever had.

b. yesenia can either take a cooking class, or she can be a horrible cook for the rest of her life.

c. alexander lied to his parents about going to the party; therefore, he
must lie about everything.

d. every time lou eats tacos for lunch, his baseball team wins. so now he eats tacos before every game.

The answer is B. Yesenia can either take a cooking class, or she can be a horrible cook for the rest of her life.

Explanation:

A false dilemma fallacy is a kind of 'informal' fallacy. This is where something is incorectly claimed to be an "either/or" situation, when however, there is at least one additional option. The false dilemma fallacy can also be where there is a accidental exclusion of another option.

For example, if I say, "You can either brush your teeth with the blue toothbrush, or not brush your teeth at all." Yet, I forgot that we can grab another color toothbrush before you have to brush your teeth at the store.

answer: a

explanation:

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