Multiple Choice
The _____ is committed when an arguer tries to sidetrack his or her audience by raising an irrelevant issue and then claiming that the original issue has effectively been settled by the irrelevant diversion.
A) straw man fallacy
B) red herring fallacy
C) fallacy of two wrongs make a right
D) fallacy of attacking the motive
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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