Read the passage from a debate speech. the current trade situation in this nation is unacceptable. we continue to lose money to other nations, while those nations prosper. i have a detailed plan to get our country—and its people—back on the right track. my opponent, who uses her time to spread lies and rumors while eating nice dinners bought by you taxpayers, does not even have a plan. i question her priorities. which statement best explains why the evidence provided in the text is a fallacy? the speaker uses anecdotal evidence with phrases like “eating nice dinners.” the speaker uses a bandwagon statement by complaining that other nations prosper. the speaker uses an ad hominem argument by attacking an opponent’s honesty. the speaker uses a false dilemma by claiming to have a plan while an opponent does not.

The answer is: The speaker uses an ad hominem argument by attacking an opponent’s honesty.

An ad hominem fallacy is a flawed argument that, instead of addressing the opponent´s actual contents of his or her arguments, attacks the opponent directly in his or her person (by addressing issues unrelated to the argument). In this case, the attack is centered on the opponent´s spread of lies while eating nice dinners payed with tax payer´s money.

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novels have multiple settings. a setting is a place or surrounding when a main event or event takes place. not everything happens in just one scene or setting. yes, there can be one *main* setting, but there is definitely not just one. b is incorrect. novels do not have limited characters. there are many characters in a novel, depending on how many the writer wishes to add in. c is incorrect. there is not just a single theme. there are many themes. another word for "theme" is the subject. there can be many subjects and topics. once again, there are many, depending on however many the author wishes to add or include. d is incorrect. yes, novels *can* have no solutions, based on what the author would like. but typically, novels have a solution. the solution might be in "book 5", but there is normally still a solution.

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journalism is the gathering, organizing, and distribution of news -- to include feature stories and commentary -- through the wide variety of print and non-print media outlets. it is not a recent phenomenon, by any means; the earliest reference to a journalistic product comes from rome circa 59 b.c., when news was recorded in a circular called the acta diurna. it enjoyed daily publication and was hung strategically throughout the city for all to read, or for those who were able to read.