Stealing is wrong. Therefore, it would be wrong for me to steal the spark plug wires from that getaway car while the driver is busy robbing the First National Bank.
A) Hasty generalization.
B) Accident.
C) Appeal to pity.
D) Division.
E) Weak analogy.

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The statement commits the fallacy of accident by applying a general rule (stealing is wrong) to a specific case where the application might not be appropriate due to exceptional circumstances (preventing a crime).

Stealing Is Wrong