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A Red Herring  is a fallacy in which the focus of the argument is changed to divert the audience from the actual issue.

An example: A teacher catches a student cheating during a test. The student in response says, “I know I’ve made a mistake. But think of my parents. They’re going to kill me”. The student uses a red herring in his response. He tries to appeal to pity to distract his teacher from the real issue.

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