Question

Read the passage.

(1) While banning books is not a trendy topic these days, it is still important to acknowledge the outdated and threatening nature of this ongoing practice. (2) The banning of books should be made illegal, based on the rights protected by the First Amendment. (3) If the practice of banning books continues, soon authorities will be banning every other form of media as well. (4) If the Supreme Court has found the banning of books in violation of the Constitution, then who am I to argue?

Which sentence in this passage contains a logical fallacy that should be removed?

sentence 1
sentence 2
sentence 3
sentence 4

Answer 1

sentence 3

It commits a slippery-slope fallacy by claiming without evidence that banning books will inevitably lead to banning every other form of media.