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QuizMultiple Choice

3.19 Evaluating Political Communication

Question 7 • (OC27) US GOVT-2106310-Sem-Meadows

Which phrase best describes the goal of a straw-man fallacy?

Answer
A
to discredit an opponent’s position by attacking traits or facts about them
B
to highlight and explain what is wrong with an opponent’s argument
C
to misrepresent or oversimplify an opponent’s argument in order to easily defeat it
D
to convince an opponent that they should do something because everyone else is
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