Which type of fallacy uses circular reasoning to support an argument?

A. genetic fallacy

B. begging the claim

C. hasty generalization

D. ad populum

(ANSWER IS B ON EDG!!)

The answer is indeed letter B. begging the claim.

Explanation:

A fallacy consists of faulty reasoning used to build and support an argument. Circular reasoning happens when the argument repeats itself without being proven right. For instance: I am happy because I am not sad. One point does not explain the other. If you are happy, you are not sad. If you are not sad, you are happy. We still don't know why you are happy, though. Something similar can happen in the type of fallacy known as begging the claim. Begging the claim occurs when no support is offered for the conclusion; the premises simply assume the conclusion is true. For instance: Alcohol causes cancer because alcohol is a carcinogen. This sentence is basically stating that alcohol causes cancer because it causes cancer... It does not prove or explain anything, it simply assumes the argument is true. Therefore, we can see that begging the claim is a fallacy that uses circular reasoning.

The answer is B. Begging The Claim

I just took the test and chose D. ad populum and it was incorrect!

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explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)