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Read these sentences.
More and more countries are spying not just on their enemies but on nations that are friendly to them as well. If this continues, the world will be filled with countries that isolate themselves, and all nations will be unfriendly to each other.
Which logical fallacy do these sentences demonstrate?
slippery slope
false cause
cherry picking
genetic fallacy
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slippery slope
Explanation: the argument assumes without evidence that increased spying will inevitably lead to global isolation and universal hostility — a chain of extreme consequences. It does not present causal proof, so it's a slippery-slope fallacy (not false cause, cherry-picking, or genetic fallacy).
Explanation: the argument assumes without evidence that increased spying will inevitably lead to global isolation and universal hostility — a chain of extreme consequences. It does not present causal proof, so it's a slippery-slope fallacy (not false cause, cherry-picking, or genetic fallacy).
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