Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Obviously he didn't cheat on the test. He never cheats.

What will be an ideal response?


Begging the question.

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Shankara claims that reality is that which cannot be sublated. By this he means

A) reality is impermanent. B) reality is permanent. C) there is no distinction between appearance and reality. D) reality is an illusion.

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