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Vicious Circle:
{ 1 } - is an argument in which one premise is false.
{ 2 } - is not a fallacy.
{ 3 } - proposes as a premise for an argument a statement inferred from its conclusion.
{ 4 } - proposes as a premise for an argument a statement identified with its conclusion.
{ 5 } - is a sound argument.
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Vicious Circle:
{ 1 } - is an argument in which one premise is false.
{ 2 } - is not a fallacy.
{ 3 } - proposes as a premise for an argument a statement inferred from its conclusion.
{ 4 } - proposes as a premise for an argument a statement identified with its conclusion.
{ 5 } - is a sound argument.
Not necessarily; its unsound nature is due to invalid inference, not falsity of premises.
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Vicious Circle:
{ 1 } - is an argument in which one premise is false.
{ 2 } - is not a fallacy.
{ 3 } - proposes as a premise for an argument a statement inferred from its conclusion.
{ 4 } - proposes as a premise for an argument a statement identified with its conclusion.
{ 5 } - is a sound argument.
It is a fallacy because its inference is not valid.
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3 is correct!
Vicious Circle:
{ 1 } - is an argument in which one premise is false.
{ 2 } - is not a fallacy.
{ 3 } - proposes as a premise for an argument a statement inferred from its conclusion.
{ 4 } - proposes as a premise for an argument a statement identified with its conclusion.
{ 5 } - is a sound argument.
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Vicious Circle:
{ 1 } - is an argument in which one premise is false.
{ 2 } - is not a fallacy.
{ 3 } - proposes as a premise for an argument a statement inferred from its conclusion.
{ 4 } - proposes as a premise for an argument a statement identified with its conclusion.
{ 5 } - is a sound argument.
No, that is Begging the Question.
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Vicious Circle:
{ 1 } - is an argument in which one premise is false.
{ 2 } - is not a fallacy.
{ 3 } - proposes as a premise for an argument a statement inferred from its conclusion.
{ 4 } - proposes as a premise for an argument a statement identified with its conclusion.
{ 5 } - is a sound argument.
No, in a sound argument the premises imply, contain, the conclusion and are not implied, contained by it.
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