Asked by hengame motalebi on Jun 04, 2024
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Assume that the premise(s) of the following argument are true. Apply the other three tests of the worthiness of an argument in their proper order: "The Mayor has been in office for three weeks, and our city's economy has completely reversed. We are in boom times! The Mayor proudly, but humbly, accepts the credit for our town's splendid economic recovery." That argument is an example of ________.
A) a fallacy masquerading as a valid inference
B) a fallacy masquerading as a warranted inference
C) a fallacy of relevance
D) a circular argument
E) an argument that is worthy of acceptance, if the premises were in fact true
Splendid Economic Recovery
Describes a period of rapid and substantial economic improvement following a downturn or recession.
Fallacy
An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid or unsound, often misleading in nature.
- Understand and pinpoint various fallacies within reasoning.
- Absorb the sequence from random coincidences to relationships of correlation and finally to explanations of causation.
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Mallory McGwireJun 05, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
The argument is committing the fallacy of post hoc ergo propter hoc (assuming that because one event followed another, the first caused the second), which makes the argument a fallacy. However, the argument is presenting the fallacy as if it were a warranted inference. The Mayor's acceptance of credit for the economic recovery is also a form of inappropriate self-praise, which is not relevant to the argument's conclusion. Therefore, the argument is a fallacy masquerading as a warranted inference.
Learning Objectives
- Understand and pinpoint various fallacies within reasoning.
- Absorb the sequence from random coincidences to relationships of correlation and finally to explanations of causation.
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