^ logical fallacy: red herring:
Description:*Attempting to redirect the argument to another issue that to which the person doing the redirecting can better respond. While it is similar to the*avoiding the issue fallacy, the*red herring*is a deliberate diversion of attention with the intention of trying to abandon the original argument.
Logical Form:
Argument A is presented by person 1.
Person 2 introduces argument B.
Argument A is abandoned.
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