Statement #51 Discussion
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People have been trying for centuries to prove that God exists. But no one has yet been able to prove it. Therefore, God does not exist.
Begging the Question
Petitio Principii AKA Circular Reasoning, Reasoning in a Circle Category: Fallacies of Presumption Begging the Question is a fallacy in which the premises include the claim that the conclusion is true or (directly or indirectly) assume that the conclusion is true. This sort of "reasoning" typically has the following form.
Some cases of question begging are fairly blatant, while others can be extremely subtle. ![]() |
1,063 Total Answer Attempts 38%
407 Correctly Popped Fallacies
656 Incorrectly Un/Popped


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Most Common Responses99 - Burden of Proof 42 - Hasty Generalization 40 - Appeal to the Consequences of a Belief 37 - Confusing Cause and Effect 30 - False Dilemma 30 - Post Hoc 28 - Appeal to Tradition 28 - Relativist Fallacy 27 - Fallacy of Composition 25 - Appeal to Belief 25 - Genetic Fallacy 22 - Appeal to Popularity 22 - Ad Hominem Tu Quoque 21 - Gambler's Fallacy 20 - Red Herring 20 - Biased Generalization 16 - Appeal to Common Practice 15 - Fallacy of Division 14 - Circumstantial Ad Hominem 14 - Misleading Vividness 13 - Slippery Slope 12 - Ad Hominem 10 - Ignoring a Common Cause 7 - Poisoning the Well 7 - Appeal to Ridicule 6 - Appeal to Novelty 5 - Special Pleading 5 - Appeal to Spite 4 - Personal Attack 4 - Middle Ground 3 - Peer Pressure 2 - Guilt by Association 1 - Appeal to Fear 1 - Appeal to Authority 1 - Appeal to Emotion |
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