Hi kiddo.
The answer you are looking for is D. "You are, too! You should come over and we can study together."
Reason #1
We can see in the excerpt above that Nick paused after he heard the statement, "You are, too! You should come over and we can study together."
One can deduct that Nick's silent response was due to John's offer and devotion to school.
Reason #2
James' offer to study and do work together may have changed Nick's course. It's not explicitly stated, but one can assume, guilt, gratitude, or even self-pity played a part in his change of attitude. Another quote to support my reason(s) is when Nick said, "You were right. Let's finish up and then go shoot hoops."
Answer:
Straw man
Explanation:
The strawman fallacy is usually exhibited in discussions between parties with conflicting views, political debates or group discussions. When arguments or points of discourse are put forth, an opponent rather than addressing or refuting the point made, tries to misrepresent the point of view which wasn't put forth. This misrepresented opinion is called the strawman. Opponents use a strawman in arguments when they try to pull out of a strong case which has been made, by misrepresenting it with a false one which is easier to defend and defeat.