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Red Herring

Red Herring. Elley Allison Ashley Fox. Red Herring Definition:. Red Herring is an English language idiom that refers to a logical fallacy that misleads or detracts from the actual or original issue.

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Red Herring

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  1. Red Herring Elley Allison Ashley Fox

  2. Red Herring Definition: • Red Herring is an English language idiom that refers to a logical fallacy that misleads or detracts from the actual or original issue. • You could also say that is a fallacy that Is presented in order to divert attention from the original topic

  3. It goes from the chick saying he has evidence that The Flying Spaghetti Monster does exist and when asked for evidence he changes the subject to him standing on one leg.

  4. Real World Examples “Look officer, I wasn’t speeding--after all, I'm on my way to volunteer at a homeless shelter.” You can see how this is a prime example of a Red Herring because the secondary subject is clearly diverting attention away from the fact that he was speeding on focusing on where he was going hoping that would minimize the chance of getting a ticket.

  5. Examples from The Crucible Danforth: She spoke nothing of lechery, and this man has lied! Hale: I believe him! (Pointing at Abigail). This girl has always struck me false! She has- (Abigail, with a weird, wild, chilling cry, screams up to the ceiling.) Abigail: You will not! Begone! Begone, I say! This demonstrates red herring because Abigail clearly diverts the attention away from issue of lechery to the “yellow bird” on the ceiling.

  6. Examples from The Crucible cont. Proctor: Excellency, does it not strike upon you that so many these women have lived so long with such upright reputation, and – Parris: Do you read the Gospel, Mr. Proctor? Proctor: I read the Gospel. Parris: I think not, or you should surely know that Cain were an upright man, and yet he did kill Abel. In this scene, proctor was talking about how so many women were being accused and they have good reputations and the Parris comes back and asks if he reads the Gospel, when that wasn’t being discussed at that time.

  7. Sources Klotz, Mark. "Logical Fallacies 3." Logical Fallacies 3 - a Photo on Flickriver. Flickr, 12 May 2010. Web. 06 Mar. 2013 Fallacy: Red Herring." Fallacy: Red Herring. Nizkor, n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2013 Applebee, Arthur N. "The Crucible." The Language of Literature. American Literature. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2000. 166-240. Print

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