Children should be seen and not heard. Therefore, it was wrong for that drowning child to scream for help.
A) Accident.
B) No fallacy.
C) Begging the question.
D) Hasty generalization.
E) False dichotomy.

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The statement commits the fallacy of accident by applying a general rule ("Children should be seen and not heard") to a specific situation where the rule should not apply (a child drowning and screaming for help).

Children Should Be Seen and Not Heard