Which describes the effect of a successful straw man logical fallacy?

a. it focuses the opponent on an argument or perspective that doesn't actually exist.

b. it forces the opponent to focus on false information

c. it subtly prompts the opponent to respond to the way you'd like him to

d. it makes the opponent focus on a negative emotion, such as fear or doubt

The one that describes the effect of a successful straw man logical fallacy is A. it focuses the opponent on an argument or perspective that doesn't actually exist.

Straw man is a fallacy that consists in misrepresenting and even distorting an opponent's argument. The person that resorts to the straw man fallacy refutes an opponent's argument that does not actually exist. In other words, this person pretends to have refuted an opponent's argument and even to have defeated him/her using an argument not presented by that opponent.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

i think the answer is c