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Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.
No, I don't think I believe in "three strikes and you're out" for convicted felons. Next thing it will be two strikes, then one strike. Then we'll be sticking people in jail for life for misdemeanors. It's not good policy.


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Torture

The act of causing severe physical or psychological pain to someone, often to extract information or for punishment, widely considered a violation of human rights.

Limited

Confined within bounds; restricted in extent, number, scope, or action.

Mid-1970s

The period denoting the middle years of the 1970s decade, often associated with significant cultural, political, and technological changes.

Taser

A brand of conducted electrical weapon that uses electrical current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles, used for incapacitating a person temporarily.

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