Question

read the passage. the cost of health care is rising in america. the amount that an average family must pay for insurance is simply unaffordable. i know this because my family is an average american family—and we are worried. the people who make decisions about health care do not seem to think about the effect of the rising costs on hard - working people like my husband and me. which statement best explains why the evidence provided in the text is a fallacy? the writer uses an appeal to emotion by portraying her family as abandoned by policy makers. the writer uses a false dilemma by stating that insurance is both necessary and unaffordable. the writer uses an ad hominem argument by attacking those who make healthcare decisions. the writer uses a bandwagon statement by claiming that her family is an average american family.

Explanation:

The writer tries to evoke emotion by presenting her family as being abandoned by policymakers, which is an appeal - to - emotion fallacy. There is no false dilemma, ad hominem attack, or bandwagon statement in the passage.

Answer:

The writer uses an appeal to emotion by portraying her family as abandoned by policy makers.