Explain How Evidence Supports a Claim
AP English Language and Composition · Flashcards · Application
AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION · FLASHCARDS
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QUESTION
Identify the fallacy: 'He is wrong because he has no experience.'
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Identify the fallacy: 'Smoking must be healthy; my grandmother smoked and lived to 90.'
QUESTION
Which fallacy misinterprets a weaker version of an argument?
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Straw man fallacy. Misrepresents opponent's position to easily defeat it.
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