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Which type of logical fallacy does the following sentence show?The Lord of the Rings is my favorite trilogy because it's so good!A.Post hoc ergo propter hocB.Circular reasoningC.Ad hominem attackD.Straw manSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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Which type of logical fallacy does the following sentence show?The Lord of the Rings is my favorite trilogy because it's so good!A.Post hoc ergo propter hocB.Circular reasoningC.Ad hominem attackD.Straw manSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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The sentence "The Lord of the Rings is my favorite trilogy because it's so good!" is an example of B. Circular reasoning. This is because the reason given for the statement (it's so good) is just a restatement of the statement itself (it's my favorite), rather than providing new information or evidence to support the claim.

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