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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


genetic fallacy


false cause


cherry picking

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The statement demonstrates a slippery slope logical fallacy by predicting that espionage among friendly nations will inevitably lead to global isolation and universal animosity, without substantiating this progression.

The argument presented exhibits a slippery slope logical fallacy. This type of fallacy occurs when a statement suggests that one event will lead to another without providing any substantial evidence or reasoning that this progression is inevitable.

In this case, the assertion is that the increasing espionage among friendly nations will invariably lead to worldwide isolation and universal hostility amongst nations.

This dire prediction is not supported by a logical or evidence-based progression, but rather assumes that one event will lead to a series of negative outcomes without acknowledging possible alternatives or intervening variables.

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