Provide an example of a two wrongs make a right fallacy of relevance argument that a suspect may make during the interview. How would you respond in order to focus the interview on the information you are seeking?

Wk 3 Discussion – Fallacies of Relevance

Review the 13 fallacies of relevance discussed in Ch. 11 of Thinking Critically. As you respond to the discussion prompts below, imagine that you are a detective conducting an interview with a possible suspect in a robbery. The suspect is providing you with fallacies of relevance in an attempt to control the interview and your findings.

Provide an example of a two wrongs make a right fallacy of relevance argument that a suspect may make during the interview. How would you respond in order to focus the interview on the information you are seeking?
Provide an example of a red herring fallacy of relevance argument that the suspect may make during the interview. How would you respond in order to focus the interview on the information you are seeking?
Which of the 13 fallacies of relevance arguments would you assume are most frequently encountered by detectives while conducting an interview with a suspect? Explain your reasoning.

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