Question

They perfectly understood the meaning of the language they used, and how it would be understood by others; and they knew that it would not in any part of the civilized world be supposed to embrace the negro race, which, by common consent, had been excluded from civilized Governments and the family of nations, and doomed to slavery. –Dred Scott v. Sandford, Supreme Court of the United States What type of fallacy or faulty reasoning is used in this passage?

A. ad populum.
B. begging the claim.
C. genetic fallacy.
D. hasty generalization.

Answer 1

The fallacy present in the quoted Dred Scott v. Sandford passage is an ad populum fallacy, which bases its reasoning on common belief rather than factual evidence.

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage from the Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court decision contains the fallacy known as ad populum, which appeals to popular opinion or the majority belief to argue that a concept is true or acceptable. In this case, the decision's reasoning relies on the supposed common consent that the 'negro race' was excluded from 'civilized Governments and the family of nations' and considered slaves. This type of argument assumes that just because a belief is widely held, it is inherently true, without providing actual evidence to support the claim.

Answer 2

On this assignment (ed2020) Core English, there are 2 questions that seems the same but the question that comes first's answer is A , the question that comes a bit later's answer is D .