Which fallacy does the following statement or argument commit: “Affirmative action can never be fair or just. You cannot remedy an injustice by committing another.” (a) begging the question(b) false dichotomy(c) equivocation(d) fallacy of division(e) fallacy of composition
Correct Anwer and Explanation: (a) begging the question. This fallacy directly presumes the outcome which is a question in the first place. Here the statement is a circular argument. Conclusion-'affirmative action can never be fair or just' is coming before the premise 'You cannot remedy an injustice by committing another'. Unjust-ness of affirmative action cannot be assumed when arguing is unjust.
Wrong Answer and Explanation: False dichotomy is a statement where there is a false dilemma, here only two alternatives are presented in such a way that they are the only option. But in reality, there were many others. In equivocation, there is a use of informal fallacy in which term or phrase is presented in a vague way. The fallacy of division refers to a fallacy that has a logical error where there are false reasoning and false deduction of situations. The fallacy of composition- it can be understood as a means to take everything true because it has arrived from the whole, but in reality, only parts of the whole were true.
Which fallacy does the following statement or argument commit: “Affirmative action can never be fair or...
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