Multiple Choice
An argument that fails to prove anything because it takes for granted what it is supposed to prove is
A) The fallacy of complex question.
B) A particular version of the fallacy of petitio principii.
C) The ad hominem fallacy.
D) The fallacy of black-and-white thinking.
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