ignoratio

But, above all things, you should beware of imposing on yourself by that vulgar sophism which is called ignoratio elenchi.

The Third Dialogue 1909

The lost art called ignoratio elenchi has been privately rediscovered by him, to the surprise of many excellent and honest debaters, who have never succeeded in scoring the most obvious points in the face of Chesterton's power of emitting a string of epigrams and pretending it is a chain of argument.

G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study Julius West 1904

Tu quoque false dilemma ignoratio elenchi etc. Wikipedia adds a little to my traditional education. "

The Daily Press 2009

It was flabbergasting to hear this type ignoratio elenchi argument which conveniently circumvents the central issue.

Alemayehu G. Mariam: The Ghost and the Spirit Alemayehu G. Mariam 2010

A favorite ignoratio elenchi of Will and his climate-denier crowd is the following: the Earth's climate has changed in the past due to natural causes; and so the current warming trend in climate must be due to natural causes.

Bill Chameides: Red Herring Alert: Planet Earth Does Not Need a Care Package Bill Chameides 2010

When it comes to issues like climate change, one of Will's favorite tactics is the ignoratio elenchi, also known in some circles as a red herring.

Bill Chameides: Red Herring Alert: Planet Earth Does Not Need a Care Package Bill Chameides 2010

Even a Nobel Prize winner can hatch an ignoratio elenchi, as evidenced by Laughlin's essential argument: because the climate has been and will continue to be controlled on geologic time scales by natural processes, such as changes in the Earth's orbit and cometary impacts, the climate is "beyond our control" and "the climate ought not concern us too much when we are gazing into the energy future."

Bill Chameides: Red Herring Alert: Planet Earth Does Not Need a Care Package Bill Chameides 2010

It was flabbergasting to hear this type ignoratio elenchi argument which conveniently circumvents the central issue.

Alemayehu G. Mariam: The Ghost and the Spirit Alemayehu G. Mariam 2010

Or is that an example of an ignoratio elenchi on my part?

Bill Chameides: Red Herring Alert: Planet Earth Does Not Need a Care Package Bill Chameides 2010

At that point, your ignoratio elenchi radar should be going up.

Bill Chameides: Red Herring Alert: Planet Earth Does Not Need a Care Package Bill Chameides 2010