Identify Any Fallacies in the Following Passage Either by Naming

question 100

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.
From a letter to the editor: The Times editorial headed 'The Murder of Innocents' deplored the motive behind the Air India tragedy by posing the following question: 'What possible reason could there be for killing 329 innocents, so many of them children . . . ?' The writer then urges Americans never to accept some 'maniacal logic' that offers an excuse for such a heinous crime.
"Below this editorial followed a second, which urged the governor to strike from a family-planning bill awaiting his signature a stipulation prohibiting state funding for any family-planning agency that provides abortions, or incentives or referrals to obtain them."
"What an incongruous position-to condemn the murder of 80 innocent children in a plane over the Atlantic, but to condone the murder of 4,000 children nationwide per day in the womb."
"Isn't this the very same 'maniacal logic' that permits constant slaughter under the guise of 'family planning,' a euphemistic term to obscure another form of 'murder of the innocents'?"

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Definitions:

Conditional Cash

Money awarded or transferred under specific conditions or requirements, often used in social programs to encourage positive behaviors.

Unproductive Spending

Expenses that do not contribute to the growth or productivity of an economy, often seen as wasteful or inefficient.

Industrially Advanced Countries

Nations characterized by high levels of industrialization, technological advancement, and higher standards of living.

Economic Growth

The increase in the value of goods and services produced by an economy over time, typically measured as the percent change in real GDP.