Consider the following argument: "President Obama, in his State of the Union address, said the nation would benefit if everyone had at least one year of post high school education, whether it be college, a trade school, or an apprenticeship. It's too bad that he's an elitist snob, who doesn't appreciate the hard work of those who don't have a college education, and who wants everyone to go to college so they can be brainwashed to think like him." What fallacy does this argument commit?
A) bandwagon argument
B) red herring
C) straw man
D) there is no fallacy committed by this argument

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The argument misrepresents President Obama's position by suggesting he wants everyone to go to college to be brainwashed, rather than simply advocating for post-high school education, which could include trade schools or apprenticeships. This distortion of the original argument is a classic example of a straw man fallacy.

Consider the Following Argument: "President Obama, in His State of the Union