Roger is giving a persuasive speech against school uniforms. One of his arguments is, "There are so many issues in our public schools today like violence and drugs, so why are we so focused on what kids are wearing"? What fallacy does Roger's speech contain?

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Roger's argument uses a red herring fallacy by introducing an irrelevant topic (violence and drugs) to distract from the actual issue at hand (school uniforms).

Roger Is Giving a Persuasive Speech Against School Uniforms