Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 English Language Question 5

Practice objective / multiple choice question 5 from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 English Language examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 English Language Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 5 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • ENGLISH_LANGUAGE • objective

Consider the claim: "All teenagers are irresponsible because they spend too much time on social media." Identify two logical fallacies present in this statement and propose one counter‑argument strategy that addresses both fallacies.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Fallacies: hasty generalisation and false cause. Counter‑argument: present data showing most teenagers are responsible and explain that correlation does not imply causation.
B. Fallacies: straw man and appeal to tradition. Counter‑argument: provide statistics on teen responsibility and claim that correlation proves causation.
C. Fallacies: false dilemma and appeal to emotion. Counter‑argument: argue that most teens are irresponsible and that social media is the sole cause.
D. Fallacies: ad hominem and slippery slope. Counter‑argument: cite examples of teenagers managing responsibilities and argue that social media use is unrelated.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Fallacies: hasty generalisation and false cause. Counter‑argument: present data showing most teenagers are responsible and explain that correlation does not imply causation.

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 English Language Question 5. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 English Language examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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