"Janet is a girl, and she plays softball. Julie is a girl. I bet Julie plays softball, too." Identify the fallacy that applies to this example.

A. The fallacy of inconsistency
B. The weak analogy fallacy
C. The hasty generalization fallacy
D. The slippery-slope fallacy
E. None of the answers are correct


Answer: B

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