Careful attention to grammar can help you avoid which fallacy?
A) the fallacy of amphiboly
B) appeal to force
C) confirmation bias
D) the fallacy of equivocation

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An argument that commits the fallacy of amphiboly is an argument that relies on poor or misleading grammar to draw a conclusion. The following argument commits the fallacy of amphiboly: "The man who owns the horse and his wife let us sleep in his trailer. Therefore, the man that let us sleep in his trailer owns his wife." The conclusion only follows if we read the "and" as noting the two things owned by the man, rather that noting the two people who own the trailer. Careful attention to grammar can keep you from making such arguments and can help you be aware when others have made them.

Careful Attention to Grammar Can Help You Avoid Which Fallacy