Which of the five fallacies or misconceptions about racism best describes this example?
"Your friend does not believe that racial segregation in schools is a problem today.After all,she argues,the courts ruled segregated education unconstitutional many decades ago."
A)tokenistic fallacy
B)legalistic fallacy
C)ahistorical fallacy
D)individualistic fallacy

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The legalistic fallacy assumes that if a law has been put in place to address an issue, then the issue must no longer exist. In this case, the argument implies that racial segregation in schools must not be a problem today because it was ruled unconstitutional many decades ago.

Which of the Five Fallacies or Misconceptions About Racism Best