Analyzing the GAP controversy One of the limits of syllogisms is that it is not always clear how to translate a real world argument into this format. There are at least two very different ways to describe the gist of the GAP argument. Doctors perform abortions. Therefore, doctors who perform abortions are Nazis. Genocide is the most evil thing in the world.
Abortion is genocide.
Therefore, abortion is the most evil thing in the world. This is a valid argument. In the first sentence, it refers to killing adults and children. In the second sentence, it refers to killing fetuses. Some findings from research on logical thinking.