Package-deal Fallacy - Additional Examples

Additional Examples

• "John likes surprises, so he'll enjoy finding a snake in his sleeping bag."
  • Assumes a surprise is inherently a good thing, does not consider actual context of event
• "Droughts are common during summers in Country X, so water is hard to find there in August."
  • It hasn't rained in Country X for a while, but there may well be plenty of water reserves available. Also, seasons are different between the two hemispheres; if Country X is in the southern hemisphere August will be in winter. Lastly, just because droughts are common in summers in country X does not mean they must occur every summer. That August may have been one of the summers a drought did not occur.
• "A child molester was caught in a nearby neighborhood. He was friends with many of his neighbors. Everyone in that whole neighborhood is sick."
  • Assumes that the neighbors knew that their friend was a sex offender and also implies their endorsement of such activity. Assumes guilt by association under incidental circumstances.