Question

Smith, a candidate running against the current senator, says, "the senator has voted against health care. She is not in line with the principles of our party". Jones, the senator, responds, "my esteemed opponent neglected to mention I only voted against a health care bill once, because it would have actually reduced citizen benefits". Smith is using ____. A. omission to reduce support for Jones B. biased language to increase support for Jones C. emotional appeal to reduce support for Smith D. factual accuracy to increase support for Smith

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. omission to reduce support for Jones

He is omitting what is actually going on so as to persuade people that Jones is a bad person who would harm them.