Consider the following argument: "Legalizing gay marriage is justifiable because it's perfectly legitimate and appropriate that people of the same sex should be legally permitted to marry." Which of the following fallacies has been committed in this argument?
A) the fallacy of begging the question
B) the fallacy of equivocation
C) the straw man fallacy
D) None of the answers are correct

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The argument commits the fallacy of begging the question because it assumes what it is trying to prove, namely that gay marriage is justifiable, without providing any supporting evidence or reasoning outside of the assumption itself.

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