Asked by Tatiana Plukchi on Jun 04, 2024
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Chris is a master of confronting people with whom he disagrees. One of his favorite techniques is to pick the weakest of his opponent's reasons and then to refute it. He thinks that by doing that he has shown that his opponent's claims are mistaken. By using this tactic Chris is actually engaging in __________.
A) an appeal to emotion
B) a straw man fallacy
C) the bandwagon fallacy
D) circular reasoning
E) an ad hominem attack
Straw Man Fallacy
A logical fallacy that involves misrepresenting an argument to make it easier to attack.
Appeal to Emotion
A logical fallacy where an argument is made by manipulating the emotions of the audience rather than by using valid reasoning.
Circular Reasoning
A logical fallacy in which the conclusion is assumed in one of the premises.
- Identify and understand various fallacies in arguments.
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MA
maryam akbarJun 10, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
Chris is using the straw man fallacy by deliberately misrepresenting his opponent's argument as weaker than it actually is and then refuting that misrepresentation rather than engaging with the actual argument.
Learning Objectives
- Identify and understand various fallacies in arguments.
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