Question

"That person is anxious." "How do you know they are anxious?" "Because they have anxiety disorder." "How do you know they have an anxiety disorder?" "Because they are anxious!" This is an example of ___________.1. Mentalistic explanation of behavior2. Circular Reasoning3. Experimental Analysis of Behavior4. Nominal Fallacy

Answer 1

Answer: 2). Circular Reasoning.

Step-by-step explanation:

Circular reasoning is a logical fallacy and is said to occur when the end of an argument comes back to its origin without haven proven itself. That is, when a claim is stated and reworded again as the reason for the claim without any detailed explanation.