Frankie tells Johnny, "I can't believe you want to legalize marijuana. Drug overdoses kill thousands of people each year." Which fallacy has Frankie committed?
A) Equivocation
B) Appeal to tradition
C) Appeal to the crowd
D) Bifurcation

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Frankie commits the fallacy of equivocation by using the term "drug" in a misleading way, implying that marijuana is as dangerous as other drugs that cause overdoses, without providing evidence for this specific claim.

Frankie Tells Johnny, "I Can't Believe You Want to Legalize