When an arguer magnifies the importance of a weak argument out of proportion and uses it to discredit the other person's entire position, the arguer risks committing the fallacy of

(a) simple evasion.
(b) shifting ground.
(c) ad hominem argument.
(d) seizing on a trivial point.

D

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