An Objection Commits the Strawman Fallacy When

question 9

Multiple Choice

An objection commits the strawman fallacy when:

• A) It attacks the person making an argument when he or she is not there to defend him- or herself.
• B) It distorts or misrepresents the target argument to make it easier to refute.
• C) It asserts that the target argument is flawed without explaining why.
• D) It presents a weaker version of the objection to make it easier to respond to.

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Definitions:

Semistrong Efficient

A term from the Efficient Market Hypothesis indicating that all public information is reflected in stock prices, along with all historical data.

SML

The Security Market Line, a graphical representation of the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), showing the expected return of investments as a function of their beta or systemic risk.

Expected Return

The anticipated profit or loss from an investment over a specified period, factoring in all possible scenarios.

Expected Dividend Yield

An estimation of the dividend earnings on a stock investment, expressed as a percentage of the stock price.