In today's ARW class, our discussion group focused on "Red herring" and "Bandwagon". the first one made me most confusing, for its example was not logical in the least and it didn't seem that the first sentence had anything to do with the second. However, if so, "Red herring" is similar to "Not-sequitur", which includes a strange connection between premise and conclusion.
So,it is not until we asked Dan what it is that we were able to comprehend the fallacy. In using the way, it is essential to distract one's attention from an issue!
"Bandwagon" makes bad use of the number of followers. At first glance, things that many people support can be viewed as better things, but is it true? Such a flow of thinking is like an illusion, because there is no reference to the content of ideas. That's why being the majority is not enough solid to justify any thesis.
"Bandwagon" is easier to spot and more problematic in the essays that I read.
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