Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
Testing an argument for fallacies is said to focus on the concept of
AEthos ✓ Correct
BLogos
CPathos
DAll of the above
Correct answer: (A) Ethos — Testing for fallacies is here linked with ethos, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Testing for fallacies is here linked with ethos, so that is the answer.
★Ethos concerns the credibility and soundness that make an argument trustworthy.
★Checking for fallacies protects that soundness and standing of the argument.
★Pathos, by contrast, is the appeal to emotion.
★So the keyed focus of fallacy-testing is ethos.
★So the answer is ethos.
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