The argument that only those species in the world disappear for which there is no use or importance, and the proof of their unimportance is the fact that they disappeared, illustrates the _____.
A) fallacy of misplaced concreteness
B) fallacy of authority
C) fallacy of circular reasoning
D) fallacy of non sequitur

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This argument is an example of the fallacy of circular reasoning because it uses its own conclusion as one of its premises without any independent justification. It assumes that a species' disappearance proves its unimportance, which is the same as saying it disappeared because it was unimportant, creating a circular argument.

The Argument That Only Those Species in the World Disappear