Asked by caleb
Read this passage from a persuasive text.
If people are allowed to bring their service dogs into stores, it won't end there. Soon people will be bringing their pet monkeys, birds, and guinea pigs with them to pick up groceries.
What type of logical fallacy appears in this passage?
an appeal to popular opinion
the slippery slope argument
a non sequitur statement
an appeal to authority
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The slippery slope argument.
Explanation: The passage claims that allowing service dogs will inevitably lead to people bringing all kinds of pets into stores without justification or evidence, which is the hallmark of a slippery-slope fallacy. (Not an appeal to popularity, non sequitur, or appeal to authority.)
Explanation: The passage claims that allowing service dogs will inevitably lead to people bringing all kinds of pets into stores without justification or evidence, which is the hallmark of a slippery-slope fallacy. (Not an appeal to popularity, non sequitur, or appeal to authority.)
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