What is the fallacy used in the following passage? "Liberals believe in abortion on demand, which means that killing a baby is permissible any time at all-at conception, in the second trimester, at infancy. Any of these would be appropriate times to kill a baby, says the liberal."
A) appeal to the person
B) begging the question
C) straw man
D) equivocation

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This passage commits the straw man fallacy by misrepresenting the liberal position on abortion to make it easier to attack. It simplifies, exaggerates, or distorts the actual argument, suggesting that liberals support killing a baby at any stage, which is not an accurate representation of most liberal views on abortion.

What Is the Fallacy Used in the Following Passage? "Liberals