Question

Select the correct answer. Which logical fallacy relies on distracting readers from the original topic by presenting new, irrelevant, and unconnected ideas? A. straw man B. red herring C. hasty generalization D. overstatement E. ad hominem

Answer 1

Answer:

A

Explanation:

Red herring. This fallacy blames something entirely irrelevant on the cause of something else. E.G. This happened and so did that. Therefore, this caused that.

Both C and D have to do with attacking arguments or people, E is simply aggrandizement, and B is coming to an illogical conclusion.