Match List I (Fallacies) with List II (Description) and choose the correct answer from the options given below.

List I

i.Bandwagon Argument

ii.Strawman Argument

iii.Red herring Argument

iv.Begging the question

List II

a.Arguer misrepresents an opponent's position.

b.Arguer assumes the point to be proven.

c.Arguer appeals to the reader's or listener's desire to be accepted or valued.

d.Arguer tries to distract the attention of the audience by raising an irrelevant issue.

Ai-b, ii-d, iii-a, iv-c

Bi-d, ii-b, iii-c, iv-a

Ci-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b ✓ Correct

Di-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-d

Correct answer: (C) i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b

Explanation

The bandwagon argument appeals to the reader's or listener's desire to be accepted or valued.

The strawman argument misrepresents an opponent's position and then attacks that distortion.

The red herring distracts the audience by raising an irrelevant issue.

Begging the question assumes as true the very point that has to be proved.

Matching each fallacy to its own defining move fixes the correspondence.

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