Politicians Often Use Language That Is Designed to Make Their

question 114

Multiple Choice

Politicians often use language that is designed to make their political opponents seem untrustworthy or incompetent. If people are convinced by this use of language, rather than by the politicians' actual records, then which fallacy does this represent?

• A) either-or fallacy.
• B) bandwagon fallacy.
• C) not me fallacy.
• D) emotional reasoning fallacy.

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