The Contract Clause of the Constitution gives everyone the right to enter into contracts. Therefore, it should be legal to hire a hit man to bump off that guy who's been pestering you.
A) Appeal to force.
B) You, too (tu quoque).
C) Accident.
D) Missing the point.
E) No fallacy.

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The Contract Clause allows for legal contracts, but hiring a hit man involves an illegal act, which is a misapplication of the principle (accident fallacy).

The Contract Clause of the Constitution Gives Everyone the Right