"As parents, we need to stop our children from having premarital sex! Network and cable stations are piping profane shows into our living rooms that are filled with an extraordinary amount of sexual activity. Similarly, the Internet is filled with filth! Eliminating cable and the Internet from our homes will reduce the sexual activity of our kids!" What type of fallacy does this argument represent?
A) Argument ad hominem.
B) Over-generalization.
C) Faulty analogy.
D) Non sequitur.

Question

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The conclusion that eliminating cable and the Internet will reduce sexual activity does not logically follow from the premises, making it a non sequitur fallacy.

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