Question

which logical fallacy is used in the text? the thing that makes percy stand out as a remarkable cellist is that hes a marvelous musician who plays the cello splendidly. hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations ad hominem: an attack against the person making the argument, rather than the argument itself circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself

Explanation:

The statement "The thing that makes Percy stand out as a remarkable cellist is that he's a marvelous musician who plays the cello splendidly" uses the claim that Percy is a remarkable cellist to support the idea that he is a remarkable cellist. This is circular reasoning as it uses the claim itself to support the claim. There is no attack on a person (so not ad - hominem) and no broad claim based on few observations (so not hasty generalization).

Answer:

circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself