The Statement, "If Marijuana Is Legalized, Then the Next Thing

question 135

Multiple Choice

The statement, "If marijuana is legalized, then the next thing you know heroin will be legal," is an example of which of the following?

• A) a weak analogy
• B) slippery slope
• C) irrelevant reasoning
• D) circular reasoning

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Definitions:

Gender-typing

The process by which individuals learn to conform to cultural norms and expectations regarding their biological sex, often influencing behavior, interests, and personal identity.

Identification

The psychological process where an individual assimilates an aspect, property, or attribute of another and is transformed, wholly or partially, by the model the other provides.

Androgyny

A blend of both masculine and feminine characteristics in an individual's personality, appearance, or behavior.

Gender-typing

The process of associating objects, activities, roles, or traits with one gender in ways that conform to cultural stereotypes.