“Of course, abortion has to be legal. After all, a woman must have freedom to do whatever she wants with her own body”. Identify the fallacy committed in this statement:

Correct option is C

The fallacy committed in this statement is begging the question. This logical fallacy occurs when the argument assumes the conclusion as a premise without providing any evidence to support it. In this case, the statement assumes that abortion must be legal because of a woman's right to control her own body, which is essentially restating the conclusion as its justification without addressing any counterarguments or providing independent support.
Information Booster: · Begging the question is also known as "circular reasoning."
· It offers no new information but merely restates the claim in different terms.
· This fallacy can appear persuasive because it assumes agreement on the premise without justifying it.
· Logical arguments should include evidence or reasoning beyond simply repeating the claim.
· Identifying fallacies is key to analyzing the validity of arguments critically.
Additional Knowledge: · (a) Fallacy of composition: This occurs when an argument assumes that what is true for the parts must also be true for the whole. Example: "Each part of this machine is light, so the machine must be light."
· (b) Complex question: This involves a loaded question that contains a presumption, making it difficult to answer without appearing to agree to that presumption. Example: "Have you stopped cheating on your exams?"
· (d) Hasty generalization: Happens when a conclusion is drawn from insufficient or unrepresentative evidence. Example: "My friend had a bad experience with that car brand, so all cars from that brand must be unreliable."