Red Herring Fallacies

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Red Herring

Make a more subtle appeal to emotion; proofs irrelevant to the case at hand

<p>Make a more subtle appeal to emotion; proofs irrelevant to the case at hand</p>
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Appeal to Ignorance

Since a proposition cannot be disproved, it must be true

<p>Since a proposition cannot be disproved, it must be true</p>
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Irrelevant Goals or Functions

Arguments that distract by measuring a plan or policy according to goals it wasn't intended to achieve

<p>Arguments that distract by measuring a plan or policy according to goals it wasn't intended to achieve</p>
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Irrelevant Thesis

Making a case for the wrong point

<p>Making a case for the wrong point</p>
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Straw Man Fallacy

Attempt to disprove an opponent's position by presenting it in an unfair, inaccurate light

<p>Attempt to disprove an opponent's position by presenting it in an unfair, inaccurate light</p>