You Have Heard Congressman Doyle's Arguments in Favor of Reduced

question 221

Multiple Choice

You have heard Congressman Doyle's arguments in favor of reduced military expenditures. But surely you won't take them seriously. Doyle, as you know, is an admitted alcoholic, and rumor has it that he abuses his wife and children.

• A) Argument against the person, abusive.
• B) Argument against the person, circumstantial.
• C) Straw man.
• D) Missing the point.
• E) No fallacy.

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