INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Mrs. Gladstone's arguments against cuts in Social Security are worthless. As a recipient of Social Security benefits, she would naturally be expected to argue exactly the way she does
A) Argument against the person, circumstantial.
B) False dichotomy.
C) Straw man.
D) Argument against the person, abusive.
E) No fallacy.
A
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