What Is the Fallacy Used in the Following Passage? "No

question 11

Multiple Choice

What is the fallacy used in the following passage? "No one can prove that a fetus is not a person from the moment of conception. So, a fetus must be accorded full moral rights as soon as it is conceived."

• A) appeal to ignorance
• B) appeal to the person
• C) slippery slope
• D) faulty analogy

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Definitions:

Frequency

The frequency of a wave is determined by the number of vibrations that happen per unit of time, which can happen within a material like sound waves, or within an electromagnetic field, such as in the case of radio waves and light.

Amplitude

In physics, the maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium.

Tectorial Membrane

A structure located in the cochlea of the inner ear that plays a critical role in the auditory process, interacting with hair cells during sound transmission.

Basilar Membrane

A key structure in the cochlea of the inner ear, involved in the mechanical to neural transduction of sound waves.