The correct answer is Circular Reasoning. The argument states that video games are good for your brain because they improve cognitive abilities, and any improvement in cognitive abilities is equated to being good for your brain. This reasoning goes in a circle, as it assumes what it is trying to prove without providing additional evidence.
Which fallacy appears in: "Video games must be good for your brain because they improve your cognitive abilities, and anything that improves cognitive abilities is good for your brain."?
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Hasty Generalization
Hasty Generalization EndFragment
Circular Reasoning
Circular Reasoning
Slippery Slope
Slippery Slope
Red Herring
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