Informal fallacies of attack and distortion – UGC NET Question

Statements A, B, C and E are correct. D is false because ad hominem, straw man and false dilemma are informal fallacies (content-based), not formal fallacies determined purely by symbolic form. F is false because emotional language alone does not make an argument ad hominem; the fallacy occurs when a personal attack replaces engagement with reasons. Therefore the correct set of true statements is A, B, C and E only.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because it omits E, which is also true and important for exam evaluation. So A, B and C only is incomplete.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it includes D, which wrongly classifies these as formal fallacies.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it includes F, which falsely treats emotional language as automatically ad hominem.

Option D:
Option D is correct because it includes all true statements (A, B, C, E) and excludes the false ones (D, F).