What is the difference between a red herring and straw man fallacy?
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They are similar but in the straw man fallacy the person distorts or greatly exaggerates the other party’s position while the red herring fallacy is something that is seemingly true but in the end isn’t.
Straw man example - We are debating the merits of gun regulation and the opponent says “Hitler supported gun control you know.”
Red herring example - We start debating the evidence supporting global warming, but you bring up that Al Gore has a big house and flies on jets a lot.
One think remember that Kelly Anne Conway uses both of these techniques constantly.
Answer:
A straw man fallacy is a sub-category of a red herring.
Explanation:
A red herring fallacy is that distracts from the issue at hand by making an irrelevant argument. A straw man is a red herring because it distracts from the main issue by painting the opponent's argument in an inaccurate light.