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Q. Ram is standing to the right of Sita. Kaushalya is standing on the opposite side of Sita. Since the opposite of right is wrong, Kaushalya must be standing on the wrong side of Ram. Which of the following logical errors has the author of the argument above committed?
A. He has used a single term to mean two different things
B. He has confused cause & effect
C. He has assumed to be true what he wants to prove to be true
D. He has provided no factual evidence for his conclusion
E. He has drawn a general conclusion from an insufficient number of examples.
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- A. A. He has used a single term to mean two different things
note he is telling
"Ram is standing RIGHT(direction) of sita"
"Since the opposite of RIGHT(= correct) is wrong" - 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(0)
- E. He has drawn a general conclousion from an insufficient number of examples.
- 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- plz xplain the reason
- 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- C. He has assumed to be true what he wants to prove to be true
- 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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