Which fallacy of reasoning is demonstrated in this example? "Many people claim that Mendax Pharmaceutical's new drug isn't effec

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tive, but the CEO of the company just gave $100,000 to charity."

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the fallacy of reasoning demonstrated in this example is Red Herring Fallacy (ignoratio elenchi)

Explanation:

Fallacy: is the use of invalid or faulty reasoning or wrong moves in the construction of an argument