 Red Herring- an irrelevant topic is presented in order to divert attention from the original issue Have you Done your homework? Do you know what time the game is tomorrow?

  This commercial demonstrates a Red Herring fallacy because the commercial is for FedEx but the it shows you how to make a good Super Bowl commercial rather than what FedEx is.

 Character committing fallacy: John Proctor  Quote: Abigail – “Gah! I’d almost forgot how strong you are, John Proctor! Proctor – What’s the mischief here?(Act 1 Pg.176)  Problem: Proctor is trying to change the subject about himself to the problem with Betty. He does this because he is trying to distance himself from Abigail.

 Character committing fallacy: Reverend Parris  Quote: Proctor- “Excellency, does it not strike upon you that so many of these women have lived so long with such upright reputation, and---” Parris- “Do you read the Gospel, Mr. Proctor?”(Act 3 Pg. 211)  Problem: Proctor is proving a strong point that so many of the women that had been accused of witchcraft had a respected reputation in the community.

 Book : Arthur, Miller. The Crucible. New York: Penguin Group, Print.  Photograph: Cohen, Marisa "Marisa Cohen." Redbook. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar  Definition: Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 16 Mar