Red Herrings in Argumentation

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This comic strip is an example of a red herring, a fallacy in argumentation that distracts from the actual issue. This comic demonstrates that when Calvin distracts his dad from his disobedience by saying that it could be much worse. While context is important, Calvin's argument is invalid as it attempts to set aside the heart of the issue-his disobeying his dad.