Question

Which describes an affect of a successful straw man logical fallacy?

Answer 1

A. It focuses the opponent on an argument or perspective that doesn’t
actually exist

Strawman fallacies are meant to distort the opponent's argument.

Answer 2

Strawman Fallacy is substituting a man's real position or contention with a bended, overstated, or distorted adaptation of the position of the contention. It concentrates the adversary on a contention or point of view that doesn't really exist. In this way the appropriate response is the first.