Question

yet the men who framed this declaration were great men—high in literary acquirements—high in their sense of honor, and incapable of asserting principles inconsistent with those on which they were acting. - dred scott v. sandford, supreme court of the united states. what type of fallacy or faulty reasoning is used in this passage? begging the claim, genetic fallacy, hasty generalization, ad populum

Explanation:

The passage seems to be criticizing the men who framed a declaration by highlighting a contradiction in their actions. A genetic fallacy judges something as good or bad based on its origin or source. Here, it is judging the principles of the men who framed the declaration based on their status (great men with high literary attainments). It doesn't rely on the actual content of the principles but rather on who the men were.

Answer:

genetic fallacy