Which description best fits the strawman fallacy?

• A. Presenting an unrelated statistic.
• B. Distorting someone's claim to attack it.
• C. Attacking the person rather than the argument.
• D. Using a circular argument.

Answer: (B)

A strawman fallacy occurs when someone takes another person’s actual argument, twists or oversimplifies it, and then attacks the distorted version instead of addressing the real point. This makes the opposition’s position look weaker and more refutable, even though the real argument wasn’t what was attacked. This description fits best because it focuses on distorting the claim to attack it. The other descriptions point to different issues: presenting an unrelated statistic is a red herring, attacking the person rather than the argument is an ad hominem, and using a circular argument repeats the conclusion as a premise.