Question

Select the logical fallacy used in this statement: If we ban semiautomatic weapons, it won't stop until handguns and rifles are banned as well, and then the criminals will have all the guns.

Select one:
a.
Slippery Slope
b.
Ad Populum
c.
Ad Hominem
d.
There is no fallacy in this statement

Answer 1

A- Slippery Slope

Step-by-step explanation:

A slippery slope fallacy is when someone claims, without proper evidence, that an action will lead to an often catastrophic consequence via a series of events.

Here, the statement claims that if semi-automatics are banned, so will handguns and rifles, however, doesn't provide any evidence that this is the case.