Question

Which fallacy is best represented by the following: "A college has never been a democratic institution and never will be, so students should not argue for more involvement in decision making."
1) is / ought
2) begging the question
3) either / or
4) false appeal to emotion
5) ad hominem circumstantial

Answer 1

Answer:

1) is / ought

Explanation:

A fallacy is a faulty way of reasoning on matters when presenting an argument. On the surface, it might seem correct, but further analysis would eventually reveal the mistake in the argument. The is / ought fallacy was pointed out by a Philosopher named David Humes. This argument assumes that since a situation is a certain way, it ought to remain that way.

So in the statement above, where the author says that a college is not a democratic institution and will never be, he is committing the is / ought fallacy.