Multiple choice

V.X. Ivan must be a charming man. This is his third marriage and each time he marries an heiress.

Which of the following can be most correctly stated about the above claim?

  1. The claim is based on the similarity between two or more events.

  2. The claim suffers from the fallacy of ambiguity.

  3. The claim is made valid only by an underlying assumption.

  4. The claim makes mockery of the laws of monogamy.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

There is no evidence to prove Ivan is a charming man, it's an assumption. Only the fact of the assumption that “anyone who has been married thrice must be charming” makes this claim valid.

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