Jerry is a politician who calls a press conference after being accused of taking bribes.Instead of addressing the accusations in the press conference,Jerry speaks about the evils of child pornography.What fallacy is Jerry practicing?
A)red herring
B)appeal to misplaced authority
C)hasty generalization
D)either/or

Question

Jerry is a politician who calls a press conference after being accused of taking bribes.Instead of addressing the accusations in the press conference,Jerry speaks about the evils of child pornography.What fallacy is Jerry practicing?
A)red herring
B)appeal to misplaced authority
C)hasty generalization
D)either/or

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Jerry is using a red herring fallacy by diverting attention from the accusations at hand and instead trying to elicit an emotional response from the audience by talking about a different topic.

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