Question 5 of 20

multiple choice: select the best answer and click "submit."

read this passage:

the movie was awesome. the acting, the plot, and the explosions made it the best movie ever! every reviewer, blogger, and moviegoer thinks so.
which logical fallacy is used in this passage?
a. non sequitur
b. straw man
c. post hoc ergo propter hoc
d. bandwagon

The correct answer is D. Bandwagon

Explanation:

Bandwagon is a type of fallacy that occurs when a speaker or writer affirms some opinion, situation or similar is true based on the opinion and position of many other people. This implies, the author of an argument does not provide real support or evidence but mainly relies on how popular something is or the acceptance it has. This can be seen in the passage presented because in this the author uses "The acting, the plot, and the explosions made it the best movie ever! Every reviewer, blogger, and moviegoer thinks so" to try to support and probe the movie is awesome by describing many people believes this, which occurs in Bandwagon fallacy.

search it up on google or think from your brain make it work harder.

explanation:

margot’s silence imply? what will be her relationship with the other children from this point forward? remember, we read about how the most effective authors tap into the power of imagination. we have to use that imagination, and what we have learned about margot, her classmates, and their experiences