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For the following, match the correct fallacy to the statement.
-"Mr. President, I don't want to talk about how I messed up the press conference. What I want to discuss is the fact that you're always criticizing me."
A) Ad Hominem
B) Slippery Slope
C) Faulty Analogy
D) False Dilemma, Either/Or
E) Begging the Question
F) Appeal to pity.
G) Equivocation
H) Ad Populum
I) Post Hoc-False Cause
J) Red Herring
K) Appeal to Tradition
L) Hasty Conclusion
M) Two Wrongs Make a Right
N) Straw Man

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The statement diverts attention from the original issue (the press conference) to a different topic (the president's criticism), which is characteristic of a Red Herring fallacy.

Matching For the Following, Match the Correct Fallacy to the Statement