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    Conclusions

    vs

    Red Herrings

    The Game

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    My aunt wants to move somewherewarm and buy property for her

    retirement. She also wants to avoid

    a high property tax. She had beenthinking about Texas, but the

    property taxes are quite high there.

    Therefore, she shouldnt move to

    Texas she should move toFlorida.

    IrrelevantConclusion

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    There is no such thing as a

    leaderless group. Although the style

    of leadership may changedepending on the situation, a leader

    will always emerge or no task would

    ever be accomplished.

    IrrelevantConclusion

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    Bret Favre thinks he can win

    another SuperBowl; he keeps

    coming and going and hes neversatisfied with his career. His antics

    are distracting and unfair to the

    people ofMinnesota. Hes just a bad

    football player.

    Irrelevantonclusion

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    Weve all heard the argument that

    too much television is the reasonour students cant read or write. Yet,

    many of todays TV shows are

    excellent. The West Wing says a

    lot about the inner workings of ourgovernment, Law and Order

    explores ethical issues in our

    criminal justice system, and 60Minutes exposes a great variety of

    scams and illegal practices. Todays

    TV is just great!

    ed erring

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    Mr. Rhodes is suffering from

    amnesia and has no recollection

    whatever of the events of the pasttwo weeks. We can only conclude

    that he did not commit the crime of

    murdering his wife a week ago, as

    he has been accused of doing.

    IrrelevantConclusion

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    TigerWoods is at the top of hisgame. His winning personality, good

    looks, and charm have wowed

    spectators across the globe. Themedia storm around his marital

    issues stems from jealousy. Tiger

    Woods is the greatest golfer of all

    time.

    Red Herring

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    "We admit that this measure is

    popular. But we also urge you tonote that there are so many bond

    issues on this ballot that the whole

    thing is getting ridiculous."

    Red erring

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    Angelina totally stole Brad fromJen. There is no excuse for cheating

    or home-wrecking. Just because

    youre lonely doesnt mean youreentitled to any man you want. And

    do you remember when Angelina

    made out with her brother? Creepy!

    Team Jen all the way!

    Red Herring

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    Environmentalists are continually

    harping about the dangers ofnuclear power. Unfortunately,

    electricity is dangerous no matter

    where it comes from. Everyyearhundreds of people are electrocuted

    by accident. Since most of these

    accidents are caused by

    carelessness, they could be avoidedif people would just exercise greater

    caution.

    Red Herring

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    Authentic Chicago deep dish pizza

    is delicious! Ifyou havent tried it,

    you really should. Ifyou have tried

    it, Im sure youre craving anotherslice. It would make logic MUCH

    more enjoyable if we had some to

    share. Teddy needs to make ussome.

    IrrelevantConclusion

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    I think there is great merit in making

    the requirements stricter for the

    graduate students. I recommendthat you support it, too. After all, we

    are in a budget crisis and we do not

    want our salaries affected."

    Red erring

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    LindsayLohan is going to stay

    clean this time. The paparazzi never

    leaves her alone, her mom totally

    exploits her (and has an awful tan)and her dad is practicallyMel

    Gibson. Its time to give Lindsay a

    break!

    Red Herring

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    Crimes of theft and robbery have

    been increasing at an alarming ratelately. The conclusion is obvious: we

    must reinstate the death penalty

    immediately.

    IrrelevantConclusion

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    Hallie and Kelly both go to

    Vanderbilt. Their favorite class is

    Natalies logic class. They love

    thinking about the nature of truthand cant get enough of fallacy

    identification and argument

    analysis. Natalies logic class is thebest class at Vanderbilt!

    Irrelevantonclusion

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    Abuse of the welfare system is

    rampant nowadays. Our onlyalternative is to abolish the system

    altogether.

    Irrelevanton lusion

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    Its not a big deal ifyou dont know

    how to tie your shoes. It says

    NOTHING about your intelligence.Curtis and I can barely tie our

    shoes, but we both light up every

    room we enter. It must be our

    amazing fashion sense!

    Red Herring

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    "The 52 former hostages are seenas national heroes. I consider them

    survivors. A hero is one who is

    admired for his achievements andqualities. Therefore, the true heroes

    are those servicemen who

    volunteered for the failed rescue

    mission."

    Irrelevantonclusion

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    Vampire Weekends most recent

    album is musically superior to their

    debut album. It sold more copiesand got more airplay. It also

    broadened their fan-base. The

    music video forHoliday is

    baroque-absurd perfection!

    Irrelevantonclusion