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Given the choice how many people take the stairs
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Wishful thinking

Name of fallacy	Wishful thinking
Aliases
Type	Irrelevant Argument, Informal Argument
Description	An argument made according to what might be pleasing to imagine, rather than according to evidence or reason
Example
Form
Treatment	Show that the argument is an appeal to what is pleasing and not related to truth. Explore the risks of making decision based on what is pleasing rather than evidence and reason.

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