While making an argument, if you resort to distorting and misrepresenting the counter to your position, you are demonstrating
A) hasty generalizations.
B) bandwagon appeals.
C) ad hominem arguments.
D) straw person claims.

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Straw person claims involve misrepresenting or oversimplifying someone else's argument to make it easier to attack or refute, which is what is described in the scenario.

While Making an Argument, If You Resort to Distorting and Misrepresenting