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

List I

i.Straw man

ii.Red herring

iii.Equivocation

iv.Begging the question

List II

a.When an arguer tries to sidetrack the audience by raising an irrelevant issue and then claims the original issue is settled

b.When an arguer states or assumes as a premise the very thing he or she is trying to prove as a conclusion

c.When an arguer distorts an opponent's claim to make it easier to attack

d.When a key word is used in two or more senses in the same argument

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

Bi-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b ✓ Correct

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

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

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

Explanation

The correct pairing matches each fallacy to its own description.

Straw man distorts an opponent's claim to make it easier to attack.

Red herring raises an irrelevant issue to sidetrack, then claims the original is settled.

Equivocation uses one key word in two or more senses within the same argument.

Begging the question assumes as a premise the very thing to be proved.

Fixing each definition to its named fallacy secures the whole match.

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