The current trade situation in this nation is unacceptable. We continue to lose money to other nations, while those nations prosper. I have a detailed plan to get our country—and its people—back on the right track. My opponent, who uses her time to spread lies and rumors while eating nice dinners bought by you taxpayers, does not even have a plan. I question her priorities.
Which statement best explains why the evidence provided in the text is a fallacy?
The speaker uses anecdotal evidence with phrases like “back on the right track.”
The speaker uses a bandwagon statement by complaining that other nations prosper.
The speaker uses an ad hominem argument by attacking an opponent’s honesty.
The speaker uses a false dilemma by claiming to have the ideal plan.
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The statement that best explains why the evidence provided in the text is a fallacy is:
The speaker uses an ad hominem argument by attacking an opponent’s honesty.
This is evident in the speaker's reference to their opponent as someone who "spreads lies and rumors" and suggests they enjoy "nice dinners bought by you taxpayers," which shifts the focus from the argument about trade to personal attacks on the opponent.
