Which logical fallacy is used in the text? the thing that makes grayson stand out as a remarkable cellist is that he's a marvelous musician who plays the cello splendidly.

a.) appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are good
b.) bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct
c.) circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself
d.) false causation: the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other

C.) Circular reasoning: An argument that supports a claim with the claim itself

Explanation:

With circular reasoning,  a person merely rephrases the conclusion, without proving anything.

You can't prove someone is a 'remarkable' cellist by saying the person is a 'marvelous' musician or 'splendid' performer.

The words 'remarkable',  'marvelous' and 'splendid' are synonyms.

If we could say that Grayson has won many contests as a cellist and performs with best orchestras of the world, that would definitely support the claim that 'Grayson stands out as a remarkable cellist.'

The way the sentence is written is a logical fallacy called 'circular reasoning'.

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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