Question

Instructions: Identify the fallacy of relevance that appears in the following passage.

It doesn’t matter if the wage I pay you is fair. If you refuse to work for this wage, then find another job. I will find somebody to replace you.

The appeal to emotion

The red herring The straw man

The attack on the person

The appeal to force

Missing the point (irrelevant conclusion)

Answer 1

It doesn't matter if the wage I pay you is fair. If you refuse to work for this wage, then find another job. I will find somebody to replace you.

The correct answer is The appeal to force.

Justification- Appeal to force fallacy is a fallacy which comes as a threat through physical means or mental means to a person if the conditions are not met. The conclusion of appeal to force fallacy is that the unheard, unfollowed conditions will lead a person to some kind of negative outcome or harm. From the above mentioned question it is clear that the Boss or the HR is following the appeal to force fallacy as he or she says that if the employee refuses to work for the paid wage, then he or she should find another job and will be replaced.