A snowstorm during the night in the city of Denver is expected to cause considerable delays for people going to work. All news outlets in the city warn that traffic will be very slow, and employers should expect their employees to be late. Therefore, all the employees at First Community Bank of Denver will be late to work.
The flawed reasoning in the passage above is similar to the flawed reasoning in which of the following statements?
(A) Testing shows that food with MSG, or monosodium glutamate, is known to cause migraines in many people; therefore, everyone who eats food with MSG should expect to develop a migraine.
(B) Theodore is two years old than Ferdinand; therefore, Theodore is taller than Ferdinand.
(C) A major power outage in Chicago occurred in an area with 300,000 customers; therefore, the majority of these customers were without power.
(D) Edward accidentally broke an antique vase that belonged to Ninas great-grandmother; therefore, Nina will likely be angry with Edward for breaking her great-grandmothers vase.
(E) Lunchtime is served to students at Adams Elementary at noon every day; therefore, some students are hungry at noon.
The flawed reasoning in the passage above is similar to the flawed reasoning in which of the following statements?
(A) Testing shows that food with MSG, or monosodium glutamate, is known to cause migraines in many people; therefore, everyone who eats food with MSG should expect to develop a migraine.
(B) Theodore is two years old than Ferdinand; therefore, Theodore is taller than Ferdinand.
(C) A major power outage in Chicago occurred in an area with 300,000 customers; therefore, the majority of these customers were without power.
(D) Edward accidentally broke an antique vase that belonged to Ninas great-grandmother; therefore, Nina will likely be angry with Edward for breaking her great-grandmothers vase.
(E) Lunchtime is served to students at Adams Elementary at noon every day; therefore, some students are hungry at noon.