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Read the quotes from June 2012 when President Barack Obama's responded
to being blamed for the national debt, then answer the question below.
Which rhetorical device or logical fallacy does he use and why?
Select one:
O He is using false causality because he is blaming people who eat at
expensive restaurants and then don't pay for their meals for the national
debt
He is using hasty generalization because he is overgeneralizing by saying
people who don't pay for their meals also don't pay taxes, which leads the
nation into debt
He is using an anecdote because he is telling a story about how someone
once made him pay for their dinner, in order to make his situation more
relatable to the American people.
He is using an analogy because he is comparing the debt from a previous
president's term that still needs to be paid off to someone eating an
expensive meal at a restaurant buy expecting someone else to pay it for
them.



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Final answer:

President Obama's response involves a hasty generalization fallacy when connecting non-payment for meals to contributing to the national debt.


Explanation:

The rhetorical device used by President Barack Obama in the given scenario is hasty generalization. Hasty generalization occurs when a conclusion is reached based on insufficient examples, not necessarily representative of the overall claim being made. In this case, accusing individuals who don't pay for meals of also not paying taxes, thus contributing to the national debt, is a hasty generalization.

Using a biased sample by focusing on a specific group of individuals (diners at expensive restaurants) to draw a broad conclusion about tax payment and national debt is another related fallacy. This fallacy undermines the argument's credibility due to the lack of comprehensive and diverse evidence.

It is important to avoid hasty generalizations and biased samples in arguments to ensure the validity and soundness of the conclusions drawn from the presented examples.


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