As Mayor, my top priority will be education. My first act of office, therefore, will be to cut funding

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Vikentia [17]4 years ago

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Answer:

C). Self-Contradiction

Explanation:

Logical fallacies are characterized as the error or flaw in the reasoning of an argument which makes it unsound and invalid.

As per the question, 'self-contradiction' is the logical flaw/fallacy that is displayed in this given argument as <u>the author's stand on 'cutting funds for public schools' directly contradicts his previously stated premise of declaring that 'education will his top priority</u>.' Thus, this self-contradictory statement not only undermines the meaning of the argument but also affects its logical validity and credibility. Thus, <u>option C</u> is the correct answer.

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