What fallacy draws attention away from the real issues of a dispute?

According to your textbook, confirmation is defined as a response that:

a. validates another person's experience or emotions, but disagrees with the content of the message. b. validates another person's experience or emotions and agrees with the content of the message. c. creates expressive and instrumental benefits for both parties in the relationship. d. disqualifies the other person with a tangential response.

George Washington:

a. was a firm believer in "managed news" b. refused to use the press as a personal political weapon c. was ambivalent toward the press d. was vilified by the opposition press e.all of these choices