It's good to exercise 30 minutes per day because it rejuvenates your body. And we know it rejuvenates your body because people who exercise live longer than those who don't. And we know they live longer because people who exercise feel better. And this is true because it's good to exercise 30 minutes per day.
A) Begging the question.
B) Composition.
C) No fallacy.
D) Appeal to pity.
E) Slippery slope.

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This argument commits the fallacy of begging the question, as it assumes the conclusion (that it's good to exercise 30 minutes per day) as a premise in the argument. It also includes other unsupported assumptions, such as the claim that people who exercise live longer than those who don't.

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