Question

select the sentence in this passage that demonstrates the fallacy of making an extreme either - or claim
the civil war was the bloodiest conflict in the history of the united states. more than 600,000 soldiers lost their lives. the fighting took place in many different cities and throughout the countryside. the wounded often suffered acute pain while in the field hospitals. they all should have asked for better care. william hammond, the surgeon general of the union army, created a new system of sanitary field care. if people do not accept hammond as the most important person from the civil war, they have no understanding of the war.

Explanation:

An extreme either - or claim (false dilemma fallacy) presents only two options as if they are the only possibilities. The sentence "If people do not accept Hammond as the most important person from the Civil War, they have no understanding of the war" suggests there are only two options: either accept Hammond as the most important or have no understanding of the war, which is an extreme either - or claim.

Answer:

If people do not accept Hammond as the most important person from the Civil War, they have no understanding of the war.