Question

A chess champion like me should naturally be mayor. Everyone is wearing that jacket, so it must be cool. Anyone who agrees with my opponent is a witch. People who hate riding the bus must love traffic. Which of the above is a straw man fallacy?

A. The first statement
B. The second statement
C. The third statement
D. The fourth statement

Answer 1

The correct answer is option B. The second statement.

Step-by-step explanation:

The straw man fallacy in the given statements is the second statement: "Everyone is wearing that jacket, so it must be cool." The straw man fallacy occurs when someone misrepresents their opponent's argument and then attacks the misrepresentation instead of addressing the actual argument.

In this statement, the person assumes that because many people are wearing a jacket, it must be cool, without providing any evidence or logical reasoning to support their claim.