Which type of argumentative technique illustrates the straw man fallacy?

a. attacking the person holding an opposing view instead of rejecting the view

b. diverting the audience from the main topic of the argument

c. simplifying the opposing argument to more easily reject it

d. forming a hasty conclusion that is not supported by any evidence

e. making an emotional appeal instead of presenting supporting evidence for a claim

C. simplifying the opposing argument to more easily reject it.

A straw man fallacy occurs when a person exaggerates, misrepresents or completely fabricates the opponent's argument, in order to make it easier to defeat. If you follow this strategy, your intention is to make it easier for you to present your own position as being the reasonable one. This is a common strategy during a debate, but it is a dishonest one, as it minimizes the legitimacy and strength of the opponent's argument.

The correct answer is C.simplifying the opposing argument to more easily reject it

Explanation

The fallacy is a term used for an argument that may seem logical and correct but is flawed. One type of fallacy is the straw man fallacy, which consists in modifying a valid argument of the rival by another that resembles him, but that is easier to refute, which affects the credibility of the other person. In addition, this is generally used to defend political, religious and social ideologies. An example follows.

 In a debate on laws on alcohol and the legal minimum age to consume liquor, one of the speakers proposes that it should be considered to reduce the minimum age to consume liquor at 15 years, arguing that at that age, the body has the necessary development to withstand the effects of alcoholic beverages. In response to this position, another speaker (going to a straw man fallacy) argues that that would be crazy, saying that society will suffer great damage and problems if children are given alcohol indiscriminately.

 According to the above, the second rapporteur responds to the argument raised by the first rapporteur by taking to the extreme what he had raised (he has equated 16-year-old children with children). So, the correct answer is C.simplifying the opposing argument to more easily reject it

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)

answer is: d.because he was such a marginal player but was on several super bowl-winning teams, it's possible that harper let success go to his head.

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