1. The Crucible Arthur Miller
“Red Herring”
Micaela Perkins, Faith Harp and Lauren Milam

2. Red Herring:
any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue. The basic idea is to "win" an argument by leading attention away from the argument and to another topic.
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3. Red Herring: Universal Example

4. Red Herring Abigail committed a Red Herring fallacy.
Hale starts to accuse Abigail of lying…she starts screaming and pointing at the ceiling… uses this as opportunity to pin something on Mary (and deflect attention from herself.) Pg. 223.
As Hale accuses Abigail, she redirects the situation by “diverting” his attention towards the ceiling. This is a distraction intended draw attention away from the main issue at hand.

5. Red Herring Abigail is committing a Red Herring.
Abigail threats Danforth about going to Hell and warning him not to think he is mightier than the Devil. Then, to avoid his response, she acts as if there is a string, cold wind coming through to distract his attention. Pg. 219.
Once again to divert the attention from herself, Abigail redirects Danforth’s attention by acting like she feels a wind around her.