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1 red herring off-topic diversion- logical fallicy persuasion
2 red herring Something that draws attention away from the central issue. My English Vocabulary
3 red herring false clue; focus of the arguement by diverting to another subject Logical Fallicies
4 Red herring This means exactly what you think it means: introducing irrelevant facts or arguments to distract from the question at hand. For example, "The opposition claims that welfare dependency leads to higher crime rates -- but how are poor people supposed to keep a roof over their heads without our help?" It is perfectly valid to ask this question as part of the broader debate, but to pose it as a response to the argument about welfare leading to crime is fallacious. (There is also an element of ad misericordiam in this example.) Logical Fallacies
5 Red Herring The introduction of a topic not related to the subject at hand. Example: I know your car isn't working right. But, if you had gone to the store one day earlier, you'd not be having problems. Example: I know I forgot to deposit the check into the bank yesterday. But, nothing I do pleases you. Logical Fallacies (English)
6 Red Herring When a writer raises an irrelevant issue to draw attention away from the real issue AP English Vocabulary
7 red herring something that is used to divert attention from the basic issue Mystery
8 Red Herring a false lead that throws the investigator off track Unit 1 - Mystery Terms
9 Red herring A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion Communications
10 Red herring When a writer raises an irrelevant issue to draw attention away from the real issue AP English Terms
11 red herring dodging the real issue by drawing attention to irrelevant issues vocab-10-15
12 red herring introducing an irrelevant issue to distract readers. Fallacies
13 Red Herring the focus of an argument is changed to divert the audience from the actual issue. Logical Fallacies
14 red herring when the focus of an argument is changed to divert the audience from the actual issue English: Argumentation
15 red herring something that draws attention away Vocab for Achievement Lesson 5
16 red herring sth that leads people away from the main point in a discussion balonik
17 red herring somthing that draws attention english
18 red herring false clues - something that is used to divert attention from the real crime English 8: vocab
19 red herring something that diverts attention from a central issue Literary Terms and Devices
20 Red Herring Something that draws attention away from the main issue English Test
21 red herring Something that distracts from the real issue Mystery Vocab.
22 Red Herring Something that draws attention away from the main issue. Vocabulary for Achievement Section 3-6
23 Red herring focus of the arguement is diverted from the actual issue English
24 red herring an attempt to distract the reader with details not relevant to the arguement Literary Terms
25 red herring something that is used to distract someone from the truth Mystery vocabulary
26 red herring (n.) Something that draws attention away from the main issue 9th Grade Vocab. for Achievement Lesson 5
27 red herring any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue card terms
28 red herring a false clue; something that draws attention away from the subject that is really guilty Mystery Vocab
29 red herring a twist, a thing that you thought wouldn't happen westing game
30 red herring false clue mystery voca..
31 red herring a false or misleading issue designed to disguise the real issue ap lang terms
32 red herring the use of unrelated infomation that distracts from the real issue propaganda
33 red herring n. misleading clue, smoked herring, preliminary business prospectus 100 smart words
34 Red Herring something to distract a person from the real issue CAC Logic and Reasoning
35 red herring something intended to divert attention from the real problem or matter at hand; misleading clue English Vocabulary:Mystery Unit
36 red herring something that draws the attention away from the main issue Vocab lesson 5
37 red herring going off on a tangent, raising a side issue that distracts the audience from what's really at stake Fallacies
38 red herring something introduced in order to divert or mislead attention Westing Game Vocab 3
39 red herring an attempt to distract the reader with details not relevant to the argument The 20 New Literary Terms
40 red herring false issue used to mislead AP ENGLISH (Rhetoric terms) / set 4 ( INDUCTIVE REASONING )
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