Question

Drawing attention away from the issue at hand by focusing on an irrelevant issue as a substitute for making a case."Argument" for a tax cut:'You know, I've begun to think that there is some merit in the Republican's tax cut plan. I suggest that you come up with something like it, because if we Democrats are going to survive as a party, we have got to show that we are as tough-minded as the Republicans, since that is what the public wants.'This is a fallacy of

Answer 1

Red Herring

Step-by-step explanation:

Red Herring is a type of fallacy that is used to divert the attention of listeners by introducing an irrelevant topic in an argument. This tool can be used as a logical fallacy or a literary device. The fallacy was introduced by William Cobbett, an English Polemist.

The given reasoning is an example of a red herring fallacy. It is because the argument that was made was on the topic 'Tax cut.' But the reasoning brought by was of Republicans v. Democrats. Republicans v. Democrats had nothing to do with the argument on tax cut. This reasoning was used to divert the listener's attention from the main topic of argument to a fallacy.

So, the correct answer is Red Herring.