What is a Red Herring Fallacy? Give TWO SPECIFIC examples.
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This fallacy consists in diverting attention from the real issue by focusing instead on an issue having only a surface relevance to the first.
Examples: Son: "Wow, Dad, it's really hard to make a living on my salary." Father: "Consider yourself lucky, son. Why, when I was your age, I only made $40 a week."
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Red herring is an argument or subject that is introduced to divert attention from the real issue or problem.
Examples of Red Herring:
1. When your mom gets your phone bill and you have gone over the limit, you begin talking to her about how hard your math class is and how well you did on a test today.
2. When you are late getting home-past curfew-you distract your parents by talking to them about the weather-how cold it is, or how rainy it is.