A speaker argues, 'Either we drastically cut social programs, or the national debt will spiral out of control and destroy our economy.' What type of logical fallacy is this?

A Slippery Slope

B False Dilemma

C Hasty Generalization

D Appeal to Emotion

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

A False Dilemma (or False Dichotomy) presents only two options or sides when many more actually exist, forcing a choice between them and ignoring other possibilities.

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The correct answer to the question "A speaker argues, 'Either we drastically cut social programs, or the national debt will spiral out of control and destroy our economy.' What type of logical fallacy is this?" is Option B: False Dilemma.

The other options — A) Slippery Slope, C) Hasty Generalization, D) Appeal to Emotion — are incorrect for this General Knowledge question. As explained above: A False Dilemma (or False Dichotomy) presents only two options or sides when many more actually exist, forcing a choice between them and ignoring other possibilities.

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A speaker argues, 'Either we drastically cut social programs, or the national debt will spiral out of control and destroy our economy.' What type of logical fallacy is this?

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

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