Question

Which of the fallacies does this commit

Of course your columnist Michele Slatalla was joking when she wrote about needing to talk with her 58-year-old mother about going into a nursing home. While I admire Slatalla's concern for her parents, and agree that as one approaches 60 it is wise to make some long-term plans, I hardly think that 58 is the right age at which to talk about a retirement home unless there are some serious health concerns. In this era, when people are living to a healthy and ripe old age, Slatalla is jumping the gun. My 85-year-old mother power-walks two miles each day, drives her car (safely), climbs stairs, does crosswords, reads the daily paper and could probably beat Slatalla at almost anything.

Answer 1

Right answer- Hasty generalization

Explanation- Hasty generalization refers to a fallacy by which we can reach a conclusion so quickly without thinking in a logical manner. Every people have their own issues to deal with and Hasty generalization makes us forget about this fact. It involves reaching the ultimate conclusion without the significant valid evidences. Here by representing with my 85 years old mother's condition I am also committing the fallacy of Hasty generalization.