What Fallacy Is Represented by This Statement?:"Iran Is Trying to Develop

question 17

Multiple Choice

What fallacy is represented by this statement?:"Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons. Either we bomb Iran back to the Stone Age, or we wait for them to bomb us."

• A) Slippery slope
• B) False dilemma
• C) Ad hominem
• D) Hasty generalization

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