There is a lot of talk these days about the need for greater fuel economy in SUVs. But today's SUV's are excellent just the way they are. The Lexus LS 450 has clean lines, supple leather, and polished hardwood interior. The Lincoln Navigator features beautiful paint and the feel of strength and security. And the BMW X5 has wonderful styling and a great sound system. A. Red herringB. Begging the questionC. Appeal to illegitimate authorityD. No fallacyE. Appeal to ignoranceF. Straw manG. Faulty analogyH. Ad hominemI. Hasty generalization

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Dale Friedman

11 July, 23:09

There is a lot of talk these days about the need for greater fuel economy in SUVs. But today's SUV's are excellent just the way they are. The Lexus LS 450 has clean lines, supple leather, and polished hardwood interior. The Lincoln Navigator features beautiful paint and the feel of strength and security. And the BMW X5 has wonderful styling and a great sound system. A. Red herringB. Begging the questionC. Appeal to illegitimate authorityD. No fallacyE. Appeal to ignoranceF. Straw manG. Faulty analogyH. Ad hominemI. Hasty generalization

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Cody Gaines · Answer 1

B. Begging the question

Explanation:

In fallacy, which is a mistaken belif held by someone as a result of unsound argument, it could be said that, there are various categories of it depending on the premises on which the conclusion was drawn.

In the case scenario above, it is the fallacy of begging the question which is assumption of a statement to be true by ignoring the question. The person left the question on SUV fuel economy to talk about the excellent fetures of different SUV hence him or her committing fallacy of begging the question.

Conor Kaiser · Answer 2

B. Begging the question

Explanation:

Begging the question is explained in classical rhetoric and logic as an informal fallacy that occurs when someone argues that his or her premise is the truth of the conclusion rather than try to support it. This type of argument requires that the desired conclusion should be considered as true. From the example, the writer talks about the need for greater fuel economy for SUV emanating from talks, but goes ahead to conclude that SUVs are excellent just the way they are and then goes ahead to provide argument not only to support, but to claim the truth.