Which Latin term is used for a logical fallacy where one diverts the argument by introducing an irrelevant topic?
Red Herring
Straw Man
Non Sequitur
Ad Hominem
Correct Answer :
A. Red Herring
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Ex post facto
Ad hoc
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For the public good
For the greater good
For the benefit of one
For the good of all
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Horace
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God from the machine
In the absence of light
Through adversity to the stars
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All other things being equal
With great power comes great responsibility
To infinity and beyond
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In fact
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Out of many, one
In God we trust
Liberty or death
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Ovid
Virgil
Horace
Catullus
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Remember you will die
Remember the good times
Remember to live
Remember your destiny
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Post hoc
Pro bono
Ex post facto
In vino veritas
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Red Herring
Straw Man
Non Sequitur
Ad Hominem
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Hail Caesar, those who are about to die salute you
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The voice of the people is the voice of God
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Antonym
Synonym
Homonym
Anagram
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Seize the day
Love conquers all
In the name of the Father
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Time flies
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False Cause
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Whoever owns the land, it is theirs up to the sky and down to the depths
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Love conquers all
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God from the machine
In the absence of light
Through adversity to the stars
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I came, I saw, I bought
I came, I saw, I conquered
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You shall have the body
In the beginning
To be or not to be
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After noon
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In the morning
In the evening
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Pessimus
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In the beginning
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