If something you write that is printed wrongfully damages a person’s reputation, it is called ______.

The development of cloud computing has fueled all of the following trends EXCEPT

A) dramatic increases in the number of Apps available for mobile devices. B) increasing prices for high-speed, game-ready laptops and smart phones. C) decreasing the need for ever-larger-capacity hard-drives in laptop computers. D) decreasing the weight of laptops, tablets, cell phones, and other mobile devices.

Jerry is a politician who calls a press conference after being accused of taking bribes.Instead of addressing the accusations in the press conference, Jerry speaks about the evils of child pornography. What fallacy is Jerry practicing?

a. red herring b. appeal to misplaced authority c. hasty generalization d. either/or