Identify Any Fallacies in the Following Passage Either by Naming

question 48

Short Answer

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.
"The problem isn't really with banning assault weapons; heck, I personally think it's stupid to want to own an assault weapon. The problem is that, once the government realizes that an assault weapons ban is not resulting in fewer gunshot victims, it will turn to semi-automatic weapons and require registration of them. But, of course, that won't reduce the number of victims either. We might finally get to a point where there are no more gunshot victims, but it'll only be after all guns have been banned and the ones out there now have all turned to rust."

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Definitions:

Capsular Space

The cavity or space between the inner and outer layers of a capsule, often referring to the space within the capsule of the glomerulus in the kidney.

Basement Membrane

A thin, fibrous, extracellular matrix of tissue that separates the lining of an internal or external body surface from underlying connective tissue.

Mucosa

The moist, inner lining of some organs and body cavities, such as the nose, mouth, lungs, and stomach.

Lumen

The interior space or cavity of a tubular organ or structure, such as an artery or intestine, through which fluids pass.