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Which of the following is a reason to avoid a straw man argument in an argumentative research paper?

A.It is too confusing for most audiences.

B.It involves extensive research.

C.It shows disrespect for the counterclaim.

D.It does not address counterclaims.

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Answer:

D.It does not address counterclaims.

Step-by-step explanation:

A straw man argument is an argumentative fallacy that pretends to be addressing a counterclaim or the opponent´s claim and asserts to have defeated the counterclaim when in reality the actual counterclaim has not been addressed at all but rather it has been faultily presented to give a falsified version of it (creating a straw man out of the counterclaim) in order to readily and easily disprove it.

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