Ead the passage.

[1] Mixed breed dogs are the best because they are better than other dogs. [2] I have three dogs at home: a boxer, a Chihuahua, and a mixed-breed dog we adopted from the shelter. [3] I have learned a lot about dogs by owning them for many years. [4] My friend says that she also knows a lot about dogs. [5] However, she does not own any dogs, so she cannot claim that she knows anything about dogs.

What type of logical fallacy is sentence 4?

false dilemma

topic avoidance

ad hominem attack

begging the question

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house