Question

“dred scott v. sandford”
by chief justice taney
mr. chief justice taney delivered the opinion of the court.
there are two leading questions presented by the record

1. had the circuit court of the united states jurisdiction to hear and determine the case between these parties?
2. if it had jurisdiction, is the judgment it has given erroneous or not?

the plaintiff in error, who was also the plaintiff in the court below, was, with his wife and children, held as slaves by the defendant, in the state of missouri; and he brought this action in the circuit court of the united states for that district, to assert the title of himself and his family to freedom.
the defendant denied... choose to grant them.
what type of logical error underlies the argument that black people were inferior?
options: hasty generalization; genetic fallacy; begging the claim

Explanation:

The argument that Black people were inferior in the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision relies on assuming the conclusion (that they are inferior) as a premise to justify denying their rights, without providing independent evidence. This matches the definition of begging the claim, where the conclusion is restated or assumed in the premise.

Answer:

begging the claim