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Identify Any Fallacies in the Following Passage Either by Naming

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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.
Gays in the military? No way. Clinton promoted the idea just to get the homosexual vote.


Definitions:

Intergroup Bias

The tendency to favor one's own group over other groups in judgment or treatment.

Self-Esteem

The degree to which a person has a positive self-evaluation.

Locus of Control

A psychological concept referring to an individual's belief about the extent of control they have over events in their lives, which can be internal (believing they have control) or external (believing that outside forces have control).

Negative Affectivity

Propensity to view the world, including oneself and other people, in a negative light.

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