![]() He did go on a related tangent, but he already answered the question. I plan to implement other plans to increase recycling and composting, and incentives for clean energy companies.ĭick wood answered the question the best he could, which is in short: I do not have the specifics but I will be having professionals do that so we can solve it soon. not only is our health important, but so is our environment. My office is consulting currently consulting these engineers and will continue to do so until we solve this unfortunate problem. I am going to be recruiting the help of our best civil engineers to derive a specific, viable plan. I want to fix this in my first two years of office if elected. Person: Misses Griffen, what are your plans for cleaning up our environment?Īnother person: Misses Griffin, what about our traffic problem?ĭebate host: Candidate Wood, can you please tell us your plan to clean our water?Ĭandidate Dick Wood: That’s a priority because I believe the health of our people is paramount. During a debate, instead of answering questions she just repeatedly referenced the terror attacks of 9-11. In the show Family Guy, episode 17 of season 5, titled “It takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One,” the character Lois Griffin was running for mayor. Sgt Scholar’s statement was a somewhat-funny-ish distraction from the topic. Sgt Scholar: you didn’t thank me for my service. His blogs are therefore worse than shoddy. Lucy Fer: Sgt Scholar’s poor choice in puns is a low form of humor that discredits the entire field of logic. Also, not that it matters, can we be sure Mister Bates has a living mother? Example: The health of Mister Bates’s mother has nothing to do with the financial viability of giving the loan. Mister Bates: But my mother is very, very ill… and it would mean so much if we can open a Bates Motel, and I don’t want to upset mother. It would not be wise for us to authorize your loan to purchase this motel without a larger down payment. Helen Back: It appears that your credit score is very low. This differs from a brief tangent that comes back to the topic. A widespread belief is the name of this fallacy derives from using a rotten fish (a herring that is red during decomposition) to throw the scent of hunting dogs chasing you. It can vary from going on a related tangent (but still avoiding the specific question/topic) or can wildly go a very different topic. Red Herring fallacy is where the counter argument is not relevant and is a misdirection (either intentionally or not). Red herring: AKA Ignoratio elenchi, beside the point, misdirection Definition: He compared this to the dishonest practices of politicians, and thus popularized the term.Part 4.2 of the Critical Thinking Series (CTS): The Fallacies The term “red herring” comes after a strong-smelling, red-colored fish, and appears to have originated in 1807 when a journalist William Cobbet told a story of how hunters train their hounds by using the smelly fish as a distraction. The most reasonable thing to do depends on the specific situation you are in. It is not always possible to return to the original topic or even continue having a productive discussion. Insist on continuing with the original topic.You can accept the new topic of discussion and continue with it.There may be various factors affecting your opponent’s behavior, and they may still be unwilling to return to the original issue. Then, direct the focus of the discussion back to the original issue by rephrasing your argument or question. ![]() ![]() When you do identify one, make it clear to the other party that the new issue is irrelevant to the topic of the discussion and, if needed, explain why they are committing a fallacy. In order to spot the fallacy, you need to remember that, essentially, an argument containing a red herring uses irrelevant information to change the topic of the discussion. When it comes to countering red herring arguments, it is essential to understand how the fallacy works and listen carefully before answering. However, the ignoratio elenchi is a deliberate attempt to divert the focus while avoiding the question occurs when someone misses the point unintentionally. ![]()
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