Determine Which Fallacy, If Any, Is Committed in the Following

question 1

Multiple Choice

Determine which fallacy, if any, is committed in the following arguments.
-Second Amendment fans oppose every effort the government makes to restrict or regulate the sale of guns and ammunition. But how can they defend the view that the government has no role to play in our society. Think about it for a minute: don't we need government to defend our borders? Don't we need government to regulate food and drugs?

• A) begging the question
• B) appeal to ignorance
• C) appeal to illegitimate authority
• D) ad hominem
• E) strawman
• F) red herring
• G) no fallacy committed

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