The fallacy of irrelevant reason is sometimes called the red herring fallacy. It involves diverting attention away from the main issue by introducing an irrelevant argument or point.
The red herring fallacy diverts listeners from the real issue to an unrelated matter, often to distract or confuse them from the original argument being presented.
That would be called a "red herring" fallacy, an informal fallacy known as argumentum ad populum.
In a debate about the importance of funding education, bringing up a completely unrelated topic like climate change to divert attention from the main issue would be an example of the logical fallacy called a red herring.
During a debate about gun control, one person brings up the issue of mental health as a red herring. This diversion shifts the focus away from the main topic of gun control to mental health, which is a separate issue.
A red herring.
The color of the herring in the idiom "-herring" is red.
The logical fallacy described is known as a "red herring." This fallacy involves diverting attention away from the main argument by introducing irrelevant or misleading information that is intended to distract the audience.
Use a herring on the grand tree.
James Red Herring was born on 1896-03-19.
James Red Herring died on 1974-05-07.
"The burgler placed her neighbors glove at the scene as a red herring."