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To: epicure who wrote (22403)7/16/2003 11:18:43 AM
From: T L Comiskey  Respond to of 89467
 
"Red Herring: an attempt to avoid the central issue of an argument by sidetracking, that is, changing the subject or digressing onto a tangential point "

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To: epicure who wrote (22403)7/16/2003 11:19:46 AM
From: Karen Lawrence  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 89467
 
Thank you, those are great. I believe this tactic is among the most frequently used both here at SI and out in the world by the rwers: Appeal to Audience Bias (Ad Populem): an emotional appeal to the presumed attitudes or beliefs of an audience, under the assumption that the need for evidence is irrelevant


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