Red Herring
The first fallacy is an example of a Red Herring, which has no latin translation.
A red herring is a fallacy that draws the argument away from the issue currently being discussed to an argument that the person feels they can better relate to.
The Yankee was the character in the movie that used this Red Herring fallacy.
The Yankee used a Red Herring fallacy when he talked about having tickets to the ball game and wanting to get out of the jury as quick as possible to ensure that he could make it for the whole game. The quote from the movie was, “I’ve got tickets to the ball game.”
The Yankee’s comment was a Red Herring because he distracted the group and more importantly himself from discussing the case. The Yankee did this because
The first fallacy is an example of a Red Herring, which has no latin translation.
A red herring is a fallacy that draws the argument away from the issue currently being discussed to an argument that the person feels they can better relate to.
The Yankee was the character in the movie that used this Red Herring fallacy.
The Yankee used a Red Herring fallacy when he talked about having tickets to the ball game and wanting to get out of the jury as quick as possible to ensure that he could make it for the whole game. The quote from the movie was, “I’ve got tickets to the ball game.”
The Yankee’s comment was a Red Herring because he distracted the group and more importantly himself from discussing the case. The Yankee did this because