Question

Argument making in real world situations is essentially a one-way street. the reason is used to establish the acceptability of the claim. this practice presumes that the speaker is not then __________.

Answer 1

The speaker is assumed to not be using the claim as a basis for the reason: circular logic, in a nutshell. This type of logic holds that a person is not actually making any sort of truth claim at all: they are simply arguing a single point as both the cause and effect of the claim.