INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Same-sex marriage should never be allowed in this state. If we allow gays to marry each other, then in no time uncles will marry their nephews and nieces. Then fathers will marry their daughters, mothers will marry their sons, and brothers will marry their sisters. Before long, pet owners will marry their dogs and cats, and

this will lead to the complete destruction of civilized life.

A) Slippery slope.

B) Missing the point.

C) No fallacy.

D) False cause.

E) Red herring.


A

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