INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. It's appropriate for parents to invade their children's privacy to protect them from danger. But the role of government is similar to that of parents. Therefore, it's appropriate for the government to invade the privacy of citizens to protect the country
A) Missing the point.
B) No fallacy.
C) False cause.
D) Composition.
E) Weak analogy.
E
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