Identify the Type of Fallacy in the Following Passage

question 6

Short Answer

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage.
"If the legislature can get away with requiring background checks, it will be encouraged to go forward with universal registration of guns, then to eventual banning of gun ownership. Let's not start down this path."

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Definitions:

Attitudes

A psychological tendency expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor, influenced by personal experience and social context.

Behavior

The actions or reactions of an organism or any living entity, usually in response to its environment or stimuli.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological phenomenon where an individual experiences discomfort due to conflicting beliefs, values, or attitudes.

Paid

To give money in exchange for goods, services, or to settle a debt.