<p>Okay, so this questions stumped most of the peoplein class, untill the teacher talked us through it:</p>
<p>"the death penalty offends moral sentiments or feelings, because the pre-arranged killing of someone at a stated time is a special outrage against human feelings which are an essential part of morality"</p>
<p>Which informal logical fallacy does the author commit?</p>
<p>Begging the question/circular reasoning?</p>
<p>So basically, A => A</p>
<p>Begging the question and special pleading</p>
<p>human feelings? dude. this guy is gonna die anyway</p>
<p>I think it's simply begging the question.</p>
<p>Even after reading the definition, I don't see how special pleading is commited. I fail to see any references to special circumstances and exemptions.</p>
<p>Yea, it's begging the question . . . looking at it now, it seems pretty obvious. Too bad I couldn't get it in class.</p>