Red Herring Fallacy

Red Herring means "This Fallacy occurs when the focus of an argument is shifted to divert the audience from the actual issue."

We defined Red Herring as "Diverting the attention of the discussion away from the main point in order to confuse or distract from the original argument."

Pro-tips on how to be better than this!

• Stay on topic in your writing
• Think critically 
• Evaluate the main point
• Make sure the counter argument is actually related

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