Marty's persuasive speech was about gun control and school violence.He made the statement,"We either get rid of the guns in our society or we get ready for more school violence,like what happened in Kentucky,Arkansas,and Colorado." This kind of argument represents a(n)_____.
A) bandwagon fallacy
B) ad hominem fallacy
C) appeal to misplaced authority
D) either-or fallacy

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Marty's argument presents a false dilemma, suggesting that there are only two options: totally eliminating guns from society or accepting more school violence. This is an example of an either-or fallacy.

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