Which fallacy is committed in the following statement — "God exists since it is written in the scriptures. Since the scriptures are the words of God, whatever is written in them is true."?निम्नलिखित कथन में कौन-सा तर्कदोष (fallacy) है — "ईश्वर का अस्तित्व है क्योंकि ऐसा शास्त्रों में लिखा है। चूँकि शास्त्र ईश्वर के वचन हैं, अतः उनमें जो कुछ लिखा है वह सत्य है।"?
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Correct answer: B. Begging the Questionसाध्यसम / चक्रीय तर्क (Begging the Question)
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The argument proves God's existence from the scriptures and then proves the scriptures' truth from God — the conclusion is already assumed in the premises. This circular reasoning is the fallacy of Begging the Question (petitio principii). Hasty generalization argues from too few cases, a red herring diverts to an irrelevant issue, and a slippery slope predicts an unwarranted chain of consequences.यह तर्क ईश्वर के अस्तित्व को शास्त्रों से सिद्ध करता है और फिर शास्त्रों की सत्यता को ईश्वर से — निष्कर्ष पहले से ही आधारवाक्यों में मान लिया गया है। यह चक्रीय तर्क साध्यसम (Begging the Question / petitio principii) दोष है। शीघ्रताजन्य सामान्यीकरण बहुत कम उदाहरणों से निष्कर्ष निकालता है, रेड हेरिंग असंगत मुद्दे की ओर ध्यान भटकाता है और फिसलन ढाल अनुचित परिणाम-शृंखला की भविष्यवाणी करता है।More Logical Reasoning questions
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