A Politician Argued That He Was the "Economy Candidate" in the Campaign

question 8

Multiple Choice

A politician argued that he was the "economy candidate" in the campaign because he understood how the economy works. He said, "Because of my economic savvy, I am the candidate who understands the economy." The politician shows the error of _____ in his form of reasoning or argumentation.

• A) circular reasoning
• B) argument from ignorance
• C) belief perseverance
• D) asserting the consequent

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Definitions:

Standard Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that has a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, used in many areas of statistical analysis.

Symmetrically Distributed

A description of a data distribution where, on a graph, the left and right sides of the distribution are approximately mirror images of each other.

Normally Distributed

A type of continuous probability distribution characterized by a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve, where the mean, median, and mode are all equal.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability in a set of values, indicating how much individual values deviate from the mean.