alleryA debater makes an opponent's view sound more extreme than it is and then attacks it. What is this?
AHasty generalization
BArgument from silence
CPost hoc fallacy
DStraw man fallacy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Straw man fallacy
Presenting a view as more extreme or distorted than it really is, then refuting that version, is the straw man fallacy.
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