Question 14 • *CR Expository Reading and Writing S1 [E4250OX]
Circular reasoning supports a claim by assuming that the claim is already true, rather than offering independent evidence for it. For example, saying “This rule is fair because it is the right rule” simply restates the claim. So the correct choice is “the act of supporting a claim by assuming that it is true.”
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