If TV programs become more inane, then viewers will be bored even further. Viewers will be bored even further. Therefore, TV programs will become even more inane.
A) This argument contains no fallacy.
B) This argument contains a formal fallacy.
C) This argument contains a fallacy of weak induction.
D) This argument contains a fallacy of ambiguity.
E) This argument contains a fallacy of illicit transference.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The argument commits a formal fallacy known as affirming the consequent. It incorrectly assumes that because the consequence (viewers being bored even further) occurs, the cause (TV programs becoming more inane) must also occur, which is a logical error.

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