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Practice Exam

Question 14 • Language Arts 10

Which type of fallacy uses circular reasoning to support an argument?

Answer
A
ad populum
B
begging the claim
C
hasty generalization
D
genetic fallacy

Explanation

Begging the claim, also called begging the question, uses circular reasoning: the argument assumes the very point it is supposed to prove. The other choices describe different errors: a genetic fallacy judges a claim by its source, ad populum appeals to popular opinion, and hasty generalization draws a broad conclusion from too little evidence.

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