The Following Argument Commits the Fallacy of Circular Reasoning: "I

question 35

True/False

The following argument commits the fallacy of circular reasoning: "I read last week on Wikipedia that any false information is removed from Wikipedia within 24 hours. Therefore, any information that's been on Wikipedia for more than 24 hours is true."

---

Definitions:

Negative

A term often used to denote the absence or opposition of a condition, quality, or action.

Reinforcement

In psychology, a process in which a behavior is strengthened by the outcome that follows it, either through a positive reinforcement or the removal of a negative stimulus.

Shaping

A method of conditioning by which successive approximations toward a target behavior are reinforced, used in both animal training and therapeutic settings.

Classical Conditioning

Acquiring knowledge when an environmental stimulus is linked to one that naturally exists.