<span>In those quotations from the story, author is using both direct and indirect
characterization. Direct characterization is when author directly states what characters are like and indirect characterization shows personality of a character
through speech, looks, actions, thought and effects on others. In the first quotation
author is using direct characterization through stating how character looks and states her actions –
Della is slender and she has mastered the arts. In second quotation author also uses direct characterization through looks and actions – Madam is large, too
white, chilly and she hardly looks at ‘Sofronie. In the third quotation, Madam’s
characterization is indirectly shown through her action and speech – she bidded
twenty dollars by lifting her hand. An in the fourth quotation indirect
characterization is shown through actions – he looked the watch on the sly.</span>
The answer would be Straw-man fallacy because you're proposing an argument that the opponent does not hold in order to make their arguments seem less valid.