In the context of critical thinking, which of the following is true of the fallacy of...

In the context of critical thinking, which of the following is true of the fallacy of retrospective determinism?

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	It is the tendency to overgeneralize, to use one, two, or three cases to support an entire argument.
	It attributes the cause of a particular problem to society and denies individual responsibility.
	It is an idea, a way of thinking about a particular collectivity of people.
	It asserts that what happened historically had to happen, and it had to happen just the way it did.

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It asserts that what happened historically had to happen, and it had to happen just the way it did. This is the CORRECT choice.

Retrospective determinism fallacy is informal in nature and not based on any rational thought. It looks at the events in retrospect and argues that just because something or some event happened in the past, it was bound to happen and nothing could have helped avoid it. It goes on generalizing it that the same thing will happen again if similar circumstances prevail. This generalization has no sound basis and is false.

Rahul Sunny answered 2 years ago

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