Alkis Gounaris
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Philosophy

Abstract: How did logical fallacies dominate public discourse during the global coronavirus crisis? False premises, arbitrary generalizations and diverting the discussion to irrelevant arguments are in the arsenal of those who try to convince the public of the righteousness of their own opinion, obscuring the truth. The "red herring" of Bernard-Henri Levy and incomparable "comparisons", in the sixth article of the series on issues of philosophical discourse during the pandemic.

Keywords: logical fallacy, public discourse

Gounaris, Α. (2020). Philosophy as therapy: The red herring argument. Original publication in www.bookpress.gr. Retrieved [24/05/2020] from
https://alkisgounaris.gr/en/archives/philosophy-as-therapy-the-red-herring-argument/