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Read this example:
Dan Richards is the best mayor Cooperville has ever had
because he told me so himself.
Which logical fallacy does this example contain?
A. Ad hominem
B. False causality
C. Straw man
D. Begging the question

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Based on the given example, "Dan Richards is the best mayor Cooperville has ever had because he told me so himself.", the logical fallacy that is used here is known as D. Begging the question

What is Begging the question fallacy?

This refers to the term that is used to describe and define the type of logical fallacy that has to do with using the premise of an argument to assume the conclusion and this is also known as circular reasoning.

Hence, it can be seen that from the given example, it is mentioned that Dan Richards is the best mayor and the premise that is given to support this given claim is that the mayor told him that, which shows that this argument is faulty and makes use of the premise of an argument to assume the conclusion and thus the correct answer to the given question is option D.

Read more about circular reasoning here:

https://brainly.com/question/15766393

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