Statement: "If we allow students to redo their homework, soon they will expect to redo every assignment, including tests. This will lead to a complete breakdown of academic standards, and our education system will fail."
The fallacious reasoning in this argument is a slippery slope fallacy, which suggests that a moderate action (allowing homework redos) will inevitably lead to extreme outcomes (the collapse of the education system). This weakens the argument by oversimplifying the complexities of educational policies and lacking evidence to support the extreme conclusion. To improve the argument, one could present specific criteria for homework redos and demonstrate how they can lead to improved learning outcomes without compromising academic standards.
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