Question

Claim: All high school students should be required to wear school uniformrequired to wear school uniforms.
Which counterclaim makes a straw man fallacy?
A. Making students wear plaid and khaki shorts is demeaning.
B. School uniforms lessen students' individuality creativity.
C. School uniforms, in general, look ridiculous on students.
D. Uniforms are too expensive for schools with budget problems.
The answer is a

Answer 1

The definition of straw man argument is to make a argument that wasn't presented, so you're right the answer would be A.

Answer 2

The correct answer is option A: Making students wear plaid and khaki shorts is demeaning.

The straw man is a type of logical fallacy that consists in exaggerating or misinterpreting someone's argument. This is done to weaken that argument so that it is easier to attack. Thus, one's own argument can be presented as more reasonable. This counterclaim makes a straw man fallacy because it exaggerates the idea of wearing school uniforms as being something demeaning.