Which fallacy is committed in the following argument? As a society we have an obligation to support the needy, because people who do not have sufficient resources have a right to the resources of the community.
ABegging the question ✓ Correct
BEquivocation
CFallacy of composition
DAppeal to emotion
Correct answer: (A) Begging the question
Explanation
The argument begs the question, assuming what it sets out to prove.
The claim that society ought to support the needy is the conclusion.
The premise that the needy have a right to the community's resources says the same thing over again.
Having a right to resources and being owed support are merely two wordings of one idea.
When the premise simply restates the conclusion the reasoning is circular, begging the question.
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