Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
When counter-arguments of equal or greater force are put forth in support of an opposing conclusion, it is called a
AFallacy of deviation
BFallacy of contradiction
CFallacy of the counterbalanced ✓ Correct
DFallacy of rebuttal
Correct answer: (C) Fallacy of the counterbalanced — This is the fallacy of the counterbalanced, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★This is the fallacy of the counterbalanced, so that is the answer.
★Here an opposing conclusion is backed by reasons of equal or greater strength.
★The original argument is thus offset, or counterbalanced, by the opposition.
★Neither side then decisively establishes its conclusion.
★This standoff of matched arguments is the counterbalanced fallacy.
★So the answer is the fallacy of the counterbalanced.
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