Question

(1) Social media is here to stay. (2) No amount of complaining by an older generation who cannot even turn on a computer will change the fact that we live in a social media world. (3) Increasing access to social media for people who are afraid to use it or unwilling to try it should be the first step toward making the playing field a bit more even for everyone. What fallacy does this argument use? an ad hominem attack an appeal to emotion a false dilemma

Answer 1

A) An ad hominem attack

Step-by-step explanation:

Sentence 2 states that

"No amount of complaining by an older generation who cannot even turn on a computer will change the fact that we live in a social media world."

This is an ad hominem attack because while it may be persuasive, it is rude and attacks the person, or the group of people, instead of giving actual reasoning or evidence.

This is a fallacy because it is weakening their argument by putting aside the debate at hand to personally attack the older generation

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Answer 2

An ad hominem attack.

Step-by-step explanation:

An ad hominem fallacy is when the attack is directed at the person rather than the argument. This means that the attack is done on a personal level rather than focusing on the main point of the argument. In other words, when an attack or an argument is done on the personal level, it is an ad hominem attack.

In the given passage, the speaker seems to make the issue of social media into a personal attack on the older generation. This declaration that "no amount of complaining by an older generation who cannot even turn on a computer will change the fact that we live in a social media world" is a case of an ad hominem attack.