Marty's persuasive speech was about gun control and school violence.He made the statement,"Either we take guns out of the hands of everyone in this country,except the police and military,or we can expect massacres in schools all over this country." This kind of argument represents
A)a bandwagon fallacy.
B)an ad hominem fallacy.
C)an appeal to misplaced authority.
D)an either/or fallacy.

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Marty's argument presents only two extreme and opposite options without any middle ground or alternatives. This is a classic example of an either/or fallacy, also known as a false dichotomy, which presents the audience with a forced choice between two options as if they were the only possible ones. It ignores the possibility of finding a nuanced and balanced solution to the problem of school violence and gun control.

Marty's Persuasive Speech Was About Gun Control and School Violence