Question

a free negro of the african race, whose ancestors were brought to this country and sold as slaves, is not a \citizen\ within the meaning of the constitution of the united states. when the constitution was adopted, they were not regarded in any of the states as members of the community which constituted the state, and were not numbered among its \people or citizens.\ consequently, the special rights and immunities guaranteed to citizens do not apply to them. and not being \citizens\ within the meaning of the constitution, they are not entitled to sue in that character in a court of the united states, and the circuit court has not jurisdiction in such a suit. -dred scott v. sandford, supreme court of the united states the supreme court concluded that, because african americans 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

Explanation:

The argument assumes that because African Americans were not citizens at the time of the Constitution's adoption (a historical fact about their origin/genesis), they cannot be citizens now. The genetic fallacy judges something as good or bad based on its origin. Here, the origin (not being citizens at adoption) is used to deny current citizenship.

Answer:

genetic fallacy