Question

1. in her zoology report, hallie said: all reptiles have four legs. a snake does not have any legs. therefore, a snake is not a reptile. what is this an example of?

plagiarism
fallacious reasoning
sound reasoning
hasty generalization

Explanation:

• Plagiarism is using others' work without credit, not related here.
• Fallacious reasoning: The premise "All reptiles have four legs" is false (snakes are reptiles with no legs), so the conclusion from a false premise is fallacious.
• Sound reasoning requires true premises and valid logic, but the first premise is false.
• Hasty generalization is drawing a conclusion from insufficient examples, not applicable here.

Answer:

B. fallacious reasoning