Introduction

Four months ago, God Loves Mormons posted a YouTube video with the title 4 Reasons the Great Apostasy is a False Doctrine of Mormonism, in which they explored critical perspectives on a fundamental belief held by the Latter-day Saint Faith. The video purports to delve into how the idea of a falling away (apostasy) of the primitive Christian faith is false biblically, historically, and theologically.

There is a key logical fallacy the speaker approaches in the video. The introduction assumes the conclusion it attempts to prove. It is committing an often-used logical fallacy of begging the question. Evidence for this is the very assertion made: That the Christian Church never fell into apostasy. The speaker of God loves Mormons attempts to frame the discussion with their already established conclusion. The speaker claims that such conclusion is supported by biblical, historical, and theological support.

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