Question

Rashid writes an op ed piece that is meant to defend a large tech company giving its CEO a million dollar bonus, but most of the piece talks about the company’s customer service problems. Rashid has just created a red herring with the intention of what?

(1 point)
Responses

diverting attention from the real issue

diverting attention from the real issue

oversimplifying a complicated situation

oversimplifying a complicated situation

restating an argument rather than proving it

restating an argument rather than proving it

making a personal attack rather than addressing the argument

Answer 1

Rashid has just created a red herring with the intention of **diverting attention from the real issue**.