The following passage may contain one of six fallacies. Determine if one of thes

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The following passage may contain one of six fallacies. Determine if one of these six fallacies is present and, if so, which fallacy is present.

No one has convincingly proven that god doesn't exist. Therefore God must exist.

The following passage may contain one of six fallacies. Determine if one of these six fallacies is present and, if so, which fallacy is present.

No one has convincingly proven that god doesn't exist. Therefore God must exist.

A.  Ad Hominem B.  Appeal to Ignorance C.  Begging the Question D.  Easy Target E.  Appeal to Popularity F.  Appeal to Novelty/Tradition G.  None of these six fallacies is present.

Explanation / Answer

No one has convincingly proven that god doesn't exist. Therefore God must exist. This is an example of;

C.  Begging the Question fallacy as a form of argument where the conclusion is assumed in the premises only.

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