Well in my opinion the media loves to use the red herring fallacy. The media uses diversionary tactics to give the public the wrong points of view. It has a way of twisting the facts to lead the public to the wrong conclusions about key things that are going on in the world. The media uses this fallacy on a daily basis. They used it quite extensively with the issue of police violence. They have created an image that all of law enforcement are violent and looking to shoot anyone that disobeys them. This is not the case, but it is hard for the public to see otherwise with all of the red herring fallacy the media is putting out there daily.
Tim
I agree with you, the media and Ads are all full of fallacy, that is way I always say don't believe everything you hear
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