"It is so obvious that this world was created by an intelligent God. Just look…
2023
"It is so obvious that this world was created by an intelligent God. Just look at the amazing degree of organization that the world displays." Which fallacy is committed in this argument?
- A.
Fallacy of composition
- B.
Begging the Question
- C.
Straw man
- D.
False Cause
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Correct answer: B
The argument already assumes what it is trying to prove:
It claims the world’s organization proves an intelligent God created it.
But the “organization” is itself interpreted as evidence of intelligent design only by presupposing such a creator.
Thus, the conclusion is indirectly assumed in the premise itself, which is the fallacy of Begging the Question (Petitio Principii).