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Read the passage.
[1] Teachers should really think about the amount of math homework they assign to their students. [2] All types of learners hate homework. [3] If students already know how to solve the math problems, why do they need to practice doing them correctly over and over? [4] Students who do not "get it” in class end up practicing incorrectly over and over, leading to an extreme dislike for school. [5] I think that requiring just a few practice problems is more appropriate for students.
Which sentence best describes the writer’s usage of rhetoric and logical fallacy in this passage?
Sentence 2 is a bandwagon fallacy, while sentence 3 is an appeal to logic.
Sentence 2 is a straw man fallacy, while sentence 3 is a slippery slope fallacy.
Sentence 2 is an appeal to emotion, while sentence 3 is an appeal to authority.
Sentence 2 is a hasty generalization fallacy, while sentence 3 is an appeal to logic.