1. Red Herring By: Hunter Jackson

2. Red Herring is used to redirect the conversation/debate onto a different topic in attempt to have a solution. What is Red Herring?

3. The duck tries to divert the conversation to remove the pressure applied by the questioning duck. The fallacy does not work because it is merely a distraction that cannot help further support the duck’s claim. It proposes a new subject that has no relation to the current topic. Picture Analisis

4. Red Herring in The Crucible… "Proctor (furious)-There might also be a dragon with five legs in my house, but no one has ever seen it.” Proctor tries to divert the attention off the topic and comes to an irrational conclusion. "Abagail-Gah! I'd almost forgot how strong you were John Proctor! Proctor- What's this mischief here?" Proctor changes the topic off his strength to the situation with Betty.

5. Universal Example Mother- Son have you done your homework tonight? Son- I really don't see how you could sit here and do laundry all day.(fallacy) Mother- Its actually quite easy if you ask me, clothes out of the dryer are so warm and soft. So how about that homework? Son- ugh no Mom!

6. Works Cited Miller, Author. The Crucible. New York, NY: Penguin, 1996. Print. Logical Fallacies. Ed. Mark Klotz. 12 May 2010. Web. 13 Mar. 2015. DeForrester, Annette. "Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley Opens At Universal Studios Orlando." World Press. Star Bloggers, 18 July 2014. Web. 13 Mar. 2015