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

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The red herring fallacy occurs when an irrelevant topic is introduced to divert the attention from the original issue, falsely suggesting that the initial matter has been resolved.

The _____ Is Committed When an Arguer Tries to Sidetrack