Using fallacy to prove a point

DURING the launch of his book Capturing Hope: The Struggle Continues For A New Malaysia last Sunday, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said: “The Chinese eat with chopsticks, they don’t eat with their hands.”

It appeared that the good doctor was not very astute. Anyone using a pair of chopsticks, knife and fork or a spoon to eat will have to use their hand unless the person is without these limbs and have learned to use a leg and toes.