Hello,
Wednesday is never that exciting at the Leibig house. I don't have gymnastics and nobody has to go anywhere.
I've been studying logic recently. It's called the fallacy detective. On Tuesday we have go to bible school. It is not the best bible school in the world. It makes faith seem complicated. Anyway, we were playing jeopardy with cards that ask a question so it isn't really jeopardy. Our really pay much attention to how much attention to how much points each one is worth. The other team had to say one beatitude so they ran to the back of the classroom where a sign with all the beatitudes was kept and they memorized one. It was very unjust. Every time someone complained she committed the red herring fallacy by saying "It's supposed to be fun." She kept on changing the subject on us.
please explain "red herring"
ReplyDeleteOK. A red herring is where someone is asked a question but rather than confronting it he changes the subject.
ReplyDeleteExample:
Salesperson: Use mouthsparkle toothpaste!
Little boy: Why?
Salesperson: Because cavities are the number one dental problem in America!
The salesperson used a red herring. He did not answer the little boy's question. He said that cavities are a problem. He should have said something like: Mouthsparkle is the number one toothpaste for reducing cavities.