What Is the Fallacy Used in the Following Passage Known

question 9

Multiple Choice

What is the fallacy used in the following passage known as? Passage: If same-sex marriage is legalized,young people will assume that being gay is socially acceptable,and that will lead them to give into the temptation to become gay themselves.And being gay can ruin their lives.Therefore,same-sex marriage should not be legalized.

• A)straw man
• B)slippery slope
• C)appeal to the person
• D)appeal to ignorance

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Definitions:

Monopolistically Competitive

A competitive framework where numerous companies offer goods that are alike but not the same, leading to competition revolving around quality, price, and brand recognition.

Purely Competitive

An economic setup distinguished by the presence of numerous small companies, an identical product, and extremely simple processes for entering or leaving the market.

Monopolistically Competitive

A market structure characterized by many firms selling similar but not identical products, allowing for some degree of market power.

Diseconomies of Scale

A situation where, as a company or production process increases in size, the cost per unit increases, usually due to inefficiencies.