Answer:
John Adams.
Explanation:
The Boston Massacre refers to the violence which erupted when a group of citizens assembled outside the statehouse to protest against the British soldiers' presence in the town. In this course of this event, five colonists were killed. While the patriots held red coats, soldiers for the brutal murder, Captain Thomas Preston along with his eight British soldiers called it an act of self-defense. John Adams who himself was a patriot agreed to take the case of the British soldiers.
The journalist spent a year researching the foreign government's sanctions. Finally, it was time to synthesize all of the relevant information thathe had learned.
relevant means "connected to" or "related to"
keen means "sharp" or "being eager or enthusiastic"
strategic means "related to a bigger goal" (as in "his every action was strategic")
irate means "feeling annoyed" or "angry"
Out of the choices given, attacking the person instead of the argument is a type of logical fallacy called ad hominem. The correct answer is C, ad hominem.