Read the passage from a debate speech.

the current trade situation in this nation is unacceptable. we continue to lose money to other nations, while those nations prosper. i have a detailed plan to get our country—and its people—back on the right track. my opponent, who uses her time to spread lies and rumors while eating nice dinners bought by you taxpayers, does not even have a plan. i question her priorities.

which statement best explains why the evidence provided in the text is a fallacy?

The speaker uses an ad hominem argument by attacking an opponent’s honesty.

Explanation:

According to a different source, these are the options that come with this question:

In this example, the speaker uses an ad hominem fallacy. This is a fallacious argument in which the person avoids discussing the subject at hand and instead attacks the characteristics, principles, tastes or values of the person making the argument. In this example, the speaker does not talk about the opposition's policies. Instead, he only focuses on the fact that she likes "nice dinners."

b. the colonies must seek protection from other nations.

awnser:

over the two days of the convention, presided over by lucretia’s husband james mott, the declaration of sentiments was read and its resolutions debated. the ninth resolution continued to be the most controversial, particularly because the attendees were predominantly quaker, and quaker men often declined to vote. freed slave and newspaper editor frederick douglass argued for approval of the resolution and convinced the audience of its necessity. at the end of the convention, about 100 of the attendees signed the declaration, although some removed their names later due to criticism.