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Which of the following arguments contains
circular reasoning?
(A) The Bible must be accepted as the revealed word of God, for it is stated several times in the Bible that it is the one, true word of God. And since the Bible is the true word of God, we must accept what it says as true.
(B) It must be possible to do something about the deteriorating condition of the nation’s interstate highway system. But the repairs will cost money. Therefore, it is foolish to reduce federal appropriations for highway repair.
(C) The Learner Commission’s Report on Pornography concluded that there is a definite link between pornography and sex crimes. But no one should accept that conclusion because the Learner Commission was funded by the Citizens’ Committee Against Obscenity, which obviously wanted the report to condemn pornography.
(D) People should give up drinking coffee. Of ten people who died last year at City Hospital from cancer of the pancreas, eight of them drank three or more cups of coffee a day.
(E) Guns are not themselves the cause of crime. Even without firearms, crimes would be committed. Criminals would use knives or other weapons.
circular reasoning?
(A) The Bible must be accepted as the revealed word of God, for it is stated several times in the Bible that it is the one, true word of God. And since the Bible is the true word of God, we must accept what it says as true.
(B) It must be possible to do something about the deteriorating condition of the nation’s interstate highway system. But the repairs will cost money. Therefore, it is foolish to reduce federal appropriations for highway repair.
(C) The Learner Commission’s Report on Pornography concluded that there is a definite link between pornography and sex crimes. But no one should accept that conclusion because the Learner Commission was funded by the Citizens’ Committee Against Obscenity, which obviously wanted the report to condemn pornography.
(D) People should give up drinking coffee. Of ten people who died last year at City Hospital from cancer of the pancreas, eight of them drank three or more cups of coffee a day.
(E) Guns are not themselves the cause of crime. Even without firearms, crimes would be committed. Criminals would use knives or other weapons.
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04 Feb 2021, 06:14
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If we try to understand what exactly is being conveyed in A..
Why should Bible be accepted as the revealed word of God? Because in Bible, it is stated multiple times that it is one true word of God.
Okay so this is simple A ---> B
Now this statement would be true if we assume that whatever is being said in Bible is true, but will also result in a circular reasoning
And that is exactly what the last part of the argument says...
So (A) is the answer
Why should Bible be accepted as the revealed word of God? Because in Bible, it is stated multiple times that it is one true word of God.
Okay so this is simple A ---> B
Now this statement would be true if we assume that whatever is being said in Bible is true, but will also result in a circular reasoning
And that is exactly what the last part of the argument says...
So (A) is the answer
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04 Feb 2021, 05:49
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A -> Conclusion : Accept Bible as word of God; Why : because Bible is true word of God
Same thing - Circular reasoning
B, C, D and E all give another reason for the conclusion to be true.
Same thing - Circular reasoning
B, C, D and E all give another reason for the conclusion to be true.
