Which fallacy is committed by the following argument? Closing the 3rd Street library would make the poor children in that neighborhood feel like we're abandoning them.So shutting it down is unconscionable.

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The argument is using emotional language to appeal to the readers' sympathies in order to persuade them that shutting down the library is unconscionable. This is an example of the "Appeal to Emotion" fallacy.

Which Fallacy Is Committed by the Following Argument? Closing the 3rd