Question

Read the excerpt from "Ain’t I a Woman?” by Sojourner Truth.

Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. But what’s all this here talking about?

Which logical fallacy does the speaker use in the underlined sentence?

red herring
circular reasoning
hasty generalization
straw man

Answer 1

The speaker is using a red herring logical fallacy.

Step-by-step explanation:

The speaker is trying to divert attention from the topic at hand, which is about the rights of women and African Americans, by introducing a new topic about the potential reaction of white men. This is a red herring because it's an attempt to shift the focus away from the original issue and distract from the conversation.