Which of the following arguments uses logical fallacy? A. My friend eats broccoli. This same friend was recently diagnosed
with cancer. Broccoli must cause cancer.
B. Everyone I see on a treadmill is overweight; therefore, treadmills
must cause obesity.
C. Jerico's favorite color is black, so he must be depressed.
D. All of the above

from the political point of view it could be said that the candidate   is an effective speaker because she takes a strong position on the issue. it is an open discussion but probably she is making a presentation and can choose which subjects she wants to address. she is very likely to attain her aim which is to convince voters to accept her proposal.

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader