"If we forbid citizens from shooting at trespassers on their property, then everyone would freely trespass on private property and there would be anarchy." Which of the following informal fallacies has been illustrated through the given argument?

A. the slippery-slope fallacy
B. the fallacy of popular appeal
C. the fallacy of hasty generalization
D. the naturalistic fallacy


Answer: A

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