Read part of a speech by a candidate for a school
office.
My opponent Janet Jones is a candidate for
president of Chess Club. But what qualifies her
for this role? Janet has admitted that she called
other students insulting names on the
playground in fifth grade. Those were verbal
assaults. Then she did not answer when the
playground monitor tried to find out who was
yelling. That's lying, plain and simple. Do you
want to elect someone who commits assault and
lies? That would be an insult to members of the
Chess Club.
Which type of logical fallacy is used in the passage?
categorical claim
exaggeration
bandwagon
false choice