Jaime says, "Theo is a selfish person because he never volunteers to help." Jack asks, "Why does Theo never volunteer to help?" Jaime replies, "Because he is selfish." Which thinking or argumentation error does Jaime show?
A) Confirmation bias
B) Arguing from ignorance
C) After-the-fact reasoning
D) Circular reasoning

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Jaime is using circular reasoning by simply restating her conclusion as her argument without providing any additional evidence or reasoning to support it. She assumes that Theo is selfish and that this explains why he never volunteers to help, but does not offer any reasons for why she believes Theo is selfish in the first place.

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