2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Black Lives Matter! Period. Therefore I Have Altered my Primary Intentions. [View all]Android3.14
(5,402 posts)"something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting."
What you actually see me use in my post is an example of "begging the question", not a red herring. My question snarkily operates on the assumption that the conclusion is an affirmative.
A red herring would have been something along the lines of "Look over there. Hillary Rodham Clinton is beating an unemployed American with a copy of the Walmart employee manual!"
And my question would be idiotic, except that, because the OP would never actually support those things, it illustrates the disheartening fact that HRC is bought and paid for by Wall Street, supports the TPP, voted for the PATRIOT ACT, barely mouths support for a minimum wage increase (though nothing substantial or substantive), supports the XL Pipeline, and in general is just barely better than Jeb Bush.
By using the rhetorical device of "begging the question" I show that the poster's support of HRC is misguided at best for the simple reason that her voting record, previous statements, and current vague plans show that she represents wealthy people's interests rather than Democratic interests.