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The Red Herring Fallacy Is Used When Someone Attacks an Issue

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The red herring fallacy is used when someone attacks an issue by using irrelevant facts or arguments as distractions.


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Nutrients

Compounds that offer essential nourishment needed for life growth and preservation.

Inclusive Taxon

A classification grouping that includes all the descendant species of a common ancestor.

Domain

In biology, it refers to the highest taxonomic rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom; in other contexts, it can denote a realm of expertise, activity, or knowledge.

Kingdom

A large taxonomic category that classifies life forms, ranking above a phylum and below a domain.

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