Identify the Fallacy in the Following Argument

question 24

Multiple Choice

Identify the fallacy in the following argument. "No woman should be required to carry an unwanted fetus in her body for nine months. Every homeowner has the right to tell an unwanted or uninvited guest to leave. In the same way, a woman should be allowed to forcibly evict an unwanted fetus from her body."

• A) Faulty sign
• B) Sweeping generalization
• C) Hasty generalization
• D) Post hoc ergo propter hoc
• E) Faulty analogy

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