Question

Which fallacy of reasoning is demonstrated in this example? "Many people claim that Mendax Pharmaceutical's new drug isn't effective, but the CEO of the company just gave $100,000 to charity."

Answer 1

Answer:

the fallacy of reasoning demonstrated in this example is Red Herring Fallacy (ignoratio elenchi)

Explanation:

Fallacy: is the use of invalid or faulty reasoning or wrong moves in the construction of an argument