Question

If a speaker used uses the argument itself as support, rather than using evidence or reasons, what error is he or she making?

A. Begging the question
B. Straw man fallacy
C. Ad hominem fallacy
D. Ad hoc fallacy

Answer 1

The correct answer from the given choices would be letter:

A. Begging the question

Begging the question also known by its Latin name petitio principii (which means assuming the initial point), is a logical fallacy in which the speaker or the writer assumes the argument under examination to be true. In other words, begging the question involves using a premise to support itself.