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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