Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET December 2022 (15.03.2023) Shift-II (Sanskrit)
'Mr. Kubra is a murderer because he wrongfully killed someone.' Which fallacy is committed in the above argument?
ABegging the question ✓ Correct
BAd hominem
CHasty generalization
DEquivocation
Correct answer: (A) Begging the question — The answer is begging the question.
Explanation
★The answer is begging the question.
★The claim is that Mr. Kubra is a murderer.
★The reason given, that he wrongfully killed someone, means the same as being a murderer.
★So the premise merely restates the conclusion.
★It assumes the very point it should prove.
★This circular reasoning is begging the question.
★So the answer is begging the question.
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