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Which of the following best describes the fallacy of self-evident truths?

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  1. arguing that a claim is true based only on evidence that an authority figure accepts the claim.
  2. arguing a claim should be accepted based only on evidence that unidentified authorities accept it.
  3. arguing that a claim should be accepted based on evidence that is not presented, but is asserted to be well known or obvious.
  4. arguing someone should accept a claim based only on the evidence that he or she has the favorable characteristics to understand the truth of the claim.

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logical_fallacies

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