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Brewer argues that opportunities to participate in competitive athletics should be open to all children. Polanski counters by claiming that forcing non-competitive children to compete would produce undesirable consequences.

Polanski commits a “strawman” fallacy, meaning he responds to an argument that wasn’t actually made. Brewer advocates for giving children the opportunity to compete, but never claims that anyone should be made to.

Polanski mischaracterizes Brewer’s argument by acting as though Brewer argued for forcing children to compete even if they don’t want to. We’re looking for an answer choice that describes this mischaracterization.

Polanski argues that Brewer’s proposal would cause many children to “develop an antipathy toward athletics”, but doesn’t mention how it could affect the rest of one’s life.

Polanski points to the negative consequences that would result from forcing children to compete—neither speaker makes any claim as to whether children need to win or not.

There’s no reference to any activity other than athletics. Polanski merely refers to the negative feelings towards athletics that he thinks Brewer’s proposal would cause certain children to develop.

This describes Polanski’s mischaracterization of Brewer’s proposal. Polanski describes negative consequences that would result from making children participate in athletic competition, but Brewer only argues that children should be given the opportunity to.

Polanski doesn’t respond by arguing that emotional engagement isn’t necessary for motivation—he doesn’t even mention such a relationship. He describes the negative consequences that would result from what he thinks Brewer is proposing.

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