Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.No, I don't think I believe in "three strikes and you're out" for convicted felons. Next thing it will be two strikes, then one strike. Then we'll be sticking people in jail for life for misdemeanors. It's not good policy.

What will be an ideal response?


Slippery slope.

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