Select the correct answer. Which logical fallacy relies on distracting readers from the original topic by presenting new, irrelevant, and unconnected ideas? A. straw man B. red herring C. hasty generalization D. overstatement E. ad hominem

A

Explanation:

Red herring. This fallacy blames something entirely irrelevant on the cause of something else. E.G. This happened and so did that. Therefore, this caused that.

Both C and D have to do with attacking arguments or people, E is simply aggrandizement, and B is coming to an illogical conclusion.

she was killed in her home during hurricane katrina. b.she was relocated to another town after hurricane katrina. c.she died trying to get victims of the hurricane to safety. d.she is still missing — police do not know where she is.

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