Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Logic - 3.7 Arguments and Truth Tables - Exercise Set 3.7 - Page 193: 68

Answer

The correct option is (l).

Work Step by Step

The provided statement shows that the narrator concluded that someone once cheated on tests because when asked if you had stopped cheating on tests and the reply was yes. Hence, the provided statement is a fallacy of complex question because fallacy of complex question is type of fallacy which consists of drawing a conclusion from a self-incriminating question. Thus, this is a type of fallacy of complex question.
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