What is the fallacy used in the following passage known as?
Passage: If marijuana is legalized,young people will assume that smoking marijuana is socially acceptable,and that will lead them to give into the temptation to smoke marijuana themselves.And smoking marijuana can ruin their lives.Therefore,marijuana should not be legalized.
A)straw man
B)slippery slope
C)appeal to the person
D)appeal to ignorance

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The passage uses the slippery slope fallacy by assuming that legalizing marijuana will inevitably lead young people to try it and ruin their lives. It presents a series of unsubstantiated assumptions and hypothetical scenarios without any evidence to support them.

What Is the Fallacy Used in the Following Passage Known