The argument contains an example of the fallacy named in parentheses. Explain how the fallacy occurs in the argument.(Straw Man) Mayor Brown opposes a tax increase to build new schools. His opponent in the upcoming election states: Mayor Brown is not concerned with improving the quality of education for our children.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers may vary. Possible answer: Mayor Brown has not said that he is not concerned with improving the quality of children's education, merely that he opposes this particular tax increase to build new schools. (Perhaps he would prefer a tax increase to improve the current schools instead of building new ones, or perhaps he thinks the quality of education can be improved without raising taxes) Mayor Brown's opponent has distorted his views. Any argument based on a distortion of someone else's ideas or beliefs is called a straw man.
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