Question

Which logical fallacy is used in the text? The thing that makes Grayson stand out as a remarkable cellist is that he's a marvelous musician who plays the cello splendidly.

A.) Appeal to nature: The assumption that natural things are good
B.) Bandwagon fallacy: The assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct
C.) Circular reasoning: An argument that supports a claim with the claim itself
D.) False causation: The assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other

Answer 1

C.) Circular reasoning: An argument that supports a claim with the claim itself

Step-by-step explanation:

With circular reasoning, a person merely rephrases the conclusion, without proving anything.

You can't prove someone is a 'remarkable' cellist by saying the person is a 'marvelous' musician or 'splendid' performer.

The words 'remarkable', 'marvelous' and 'splendid' are synonyms.

If we could say that Grayson has won many contests as a cellist and performs with best orchestras of the world, that would definitely support the claim that 'Grayson stands out as a remarkable cellist.'

The way the sentence is written is a logical fallacy called 'circular reasoning'.

Answer 2

Circular reasoning. You can’t say someone’s a good cellist because they play the cello well.