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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