They aren ' t a fallacy by default , but depending on the context certainly can be . Pointing out that flying in an airplane is safer than driving a vehicle seems pretty reasonable given the amount of planes in the air every day vs . the amount of cars on the road not an exact comparison , just reasonable . However pointing out that one is more likely to die from being crushed by a vending machine than a shark attack is a fallacy . Vastly more people encounter vending machines than go swimming in waters populated by sharks every day , so the two don ' t make much sense together . <| sep |> Yes I do , wear it or don ' t wear it . If you do decide to get something , keep it a surprise . But regardless of what you decide to do , I ' m sure he ' s happy either way .