A classmate asks Caroline about evidence that seemed questionable in her persuasive speech. Caroline evades the issue by quickly bringing up an irrelevant fact about another point in her speech. What sort of logical fallacy does this illustrate?
A) Non sequitur
B) Appeal to misplaced authority
C) Red herring
D) Causal fallacy

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Caroline is committing a red herring fallacy by diverting the conversation away from the questionable evidence and onto another point. She is not addressing the classmate's concern and attempting to distract them with something else.

A Classmate Asks Caroline About Evidence That Seemed Questionable in Her