During a staff meeting, a nurse who is mentoring new BSN graduate states, "We are lucky to have a new nurse join our staff who is a BSN graduate from our local university." Another staff nurse is heard saying, "BSN. BSN is you don't have a BSN you aren't valued. You don't see anyone welcoming any nurses with associate degrees-we are not valued." The conversation places the mentor in a negative position when her intention was simply to welcome the new employee. The staff nurse's negative response represents which logical fallacy?

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Correct:Straw man occurs when a person's position on a topic is misrepresented.
Incorrect:b.Appeal to tradition is the argument that doing things a certain way is best because they have always been done that way.
c.Confusing cause and effect occurs when one assumes that one event must cause another such as walking under a ladder is bad luck after observing a painter walk under a ladder then fall and break his leg.
d.Appeal to common practice is accepting an answer or situation because most people do it that way.

During a Staff Meeting, a Nurse Who Is Mentoring New