Review the common logical fallacies. Then, identify what you consider to be the logical inconsistency in the following sentence.

Employees are like puppies. Just as puppies need an alpha dog to constrain them, so do employees.

Multiple Choice

Exaggeration

Claims are overstated. They are made to appear as larger, more important, or more extreme than is actually the case. Words like all, never, most, and seldom often lead to exaggerated claims.

Slanting the Facts

Presenting only those facts that are favorable to your position.

Faulty Cause$/$Effect Claims

Confuses correlation with cause. This is a common problem with scientific studies in which the fact that two events are correlated implies that one causes the other.

Weak Analogies

Comparisons are poorly made, with little relevance or similarity between the ideas or things being compared.