You Should Never Buy Your Child a Goldfish, Because Next

question 225

Multiple Choice

You should never buy your child a goldfish, because next it will be a hamster and then a rabbit. After that the kid will scream for a cat, and then a dog. Next it will be a horse, then a water buffalo, and finally an elephant. The cost of pet food will drive you to the poor house.

• A) No fallacy.
• B) Slippery slope.
• C) Begging the question.
• D) False cause.
• E) Appeal to force.

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Definitions:

Necessary

An essential requirement or condition that must be met or possessed for a particular purpose or outcome.

Enumerated Powers

Specific powers granted to an entity, often a governmental body, explicitly listed in a constitution or similar governing document.

Proper Clause

Likely a mistake for "Necessary and Proper Clause," which grants Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for executing its enumerated powers.

Federal Reserve System

The central banking system of the United States, responsible for the nation's monetary policy and regulation of the banking industry.