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Holding a gun, a thief robs John Q. Public of thousands of dollars. Holding a baby, an unmarried mother robs taxpayers of thousands of dollars. If one behavior is considered a crime, then so should the other. (Louis R.Ward) Identify any fallacy that may have been committed using the pull-down below. Select "no fallacy" if there is no fallacy.

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          Holding a gun, a thief robs John Q. Public of thousands of dollars. Holding a baby, an unmarried mother robs taxpayers of thousands of dollars. If one behavior is considered a crime, then so should the other.
(Louis R.Ward)
Identify any fallacy that may have been committed using the pull-down below. Select "no fallacy" if there is no fallacy.

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Holding a gun, a thief robs John Q. Public of thousands of dollars. Holding a baby, an unmarried mother robs taxpayers of thousands of dollars. If one behavior is considered a crime, then so should the other. (Louis R.Ward) Identify any fallacy that may have been committed using the pull-down below. Select "no fallacy" if there is no fallacy.