Which fallacies category does this passage belong in, if it
fits any category listed.
The Ad Hominem Fallacy-Personal Attack Ad Hominem-Inconsistency Ad Hominem-Circumstantial Ad Hominem-Poisoning The Well-Genetic Fallacy-Positive Ad Hominem Fallacies-Straw Man-False Dilemma-Perfectionist Fallacy-Line Drawing Fallacy-Slippery Slope-Misplacing The Burden of Proof
In February 1992, a representative of the Catholic Church in Puerto Rico
gave a radio interview (broadcast on National Public Radio) in which he
said that the Church was against the use of condoms. Even though the
rate of AIDS infection in Puerto Rico is much higher than on the U.S.
mainland, the spokesman said that the Church could not support the use
of condoms because they are not absolutely reliable in preventing the
spread of the disease. “If you could prove that condoms were absolutely
dependable in preventing a person from contracting AIDS, then the
Church could support their use.”
2007-06-26
09:26:07
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