Question

The Supreme Court concluded that, because African Africans were not citizens when the Constitution was adopted, they could not be considered citizens in this case.
What type of fallacy does this piece of evidence represent?
ad populum
genetic fallacy
begging the claim
hasty generalization

Answer 1

Answer:

B.)

or option #2 is the correct answer

Explanation:

Answer 2

B.) Genetic Fallacy

The Supreme Court concluding that, because African Africans were not citizens when the Constitution was adopted, they could not be considered citizens is an example based on someone’s origin rather than current meaning or context.