Read the passage from the opinion of the court in Dred Scott v. Sandford, written by Justice Taney. The question before us is, whether the class of persons described in the plea in abatement compose a portion of this people, and are constituent members of this sovereignty? We think they are not, and that they are not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word "citizens" in the Constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the United States. On the contrary, they were at that time considered as a subordinate and inferior class of beings, who had been subjugated by the dominant race, and, whether emancipated or not, yet remained subject to their authority, and had no rights or privileges but such as those who held the power and the Government might choose to grant them. Which statement best describes the fallacy in this passage? Justice Taney assumes that the writers of the Constitution would agree with him about citizenship. Justice Taney uses the argument that African Americans are not citizens to prove that they are not citizens. Justice Taney assumes that the other justices on the court would agree with him about citizenship. Justice Taney uses the argument that Dred Scott is an enslaved person to prove that he is not a citizen.

option B:  Justice Taney uses the argument that African Americans are not citizens to prove that they are not citizens

Explanation:

The fallacy or error in the passage is that Justice Taney had the opinion that the people described in the plea of abatement do not form part or constitute members of this sovereignty. He believed that they are not included and were not intended to be included under the word "citizens" mentioned in the constitution and thereby unable to lay claim to any right and privilege provided in the constitution.

Meanwhile, they were only considered as a subordinate and inferior beings subdued and overpowered by the dominant race and not that they are not citizens at that time.

The people described in the plea of abatement are citizens and can claim rights and privileges provided in the constitution though not as those who held the power because these people were subdued and overpowered at that time by the dominant race.

A.

Justice Taney assumes that the writers of the Constitution would agree with him about citizenship.

Explanation:

Just took it

sufficient and relevant

explanation:

innocence can be defined as the lack of sin, relating it with the lack of guilt, also it can be a synonime of naivety. most people agree that sins are made out of experiences, intentionally or not, as well as you stop being naive once certain things happen to you throughout your life. so, with this explained, the chosen answers are:

when the boy saw the effects of war, he no longer viewed life as innocent.

the loss of innocence is a result of gaining experience and making mistakes.

one way to define innocence is as a lack of worldly experience or sophistication.