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QuizMultiple Choice

Faulty Reasoning and Fallacies

Question 8 of 10 • FL-1001410-English Honors 4

Read the excerpt.Pushing the keys on a piano activates wood hammers inside the instrument that strike strings inside, which then resonate to produce sound. The piano is usually categorized as a percussion instrument since percussion instruments create sound through impact between materials. However, a piano’s strings also make it akin to string instruments. A pianist can quickly learn to play many types of instruments because they are so closely related to the piano.

Answer
A
The audience is inclined to dismiss the author’s arguments since other instruments are not described.
B
The audience is distracted from the argument by the incomplete description of the piano’s components and design.
C
The audience becomes critical of the argument because the claim and evidence do not correlate.
D
The audience becomes distrustful of the author’s credibility since pianos are very different from other percussion instruments.
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