Which fallacy is committed in the following statement? 'Tarun cannot be guilty of murder since there is no way Tarun could kill someone.'
AHasty generalization
BSlippery slope
CBegging the question ✓ Correct
DInappropriate authority
Correct answer: (C) Begging the question
Explanation
The reason simply repeats the conclusion, so it begs the question.
'There is no way Tarun could kill someone' asserts he is not a killer.
'Tarun cannot be guilty of murder' says essentially the same thing.
The premise thus presupposes the very point in dispute.
An argument that assumes its own conclusion begs the question.
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