“I lost my temper with Mac last night. I’ve had a course in interpersonal communication; I know better.”

a. fallacy of causation
b. fallacy of shoulds
c. fallacy of overgeneralization
d. fallacy of perfection
e. fallacy of helplessness


Answer: d

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