3.1.7 Analyze Evidence, Reasoning, and Point of View in Speeches
Read this argument:
My fellow Americans, taxes need to be raised on the wealthy.
Why? Because taxes for the wealthy are currently too low.
What is the primary weakness of this argument?
A. It begs the question.
B. It attacks a straw man.
C. It makes an ad hominem attack.
OD. It makes a mistake of false causality.