What Is This Common Fallacy?
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Original Question
What's fallacy is the best fit for this:
Puffing, such as in advertising? (example: this brownie is "mouth watering good".)
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Just to clarify the question, the fallacy is to describe something with flowery terms that are not necessarily related in any way to the item described, with the intent of making that object seem attractive and therefore (conclude) that it is desirable. This is found in countless advertisements.
Not sure what fallacy this would fall under. It's a type of distraction and therefore Red Herring.
Answers
1Puffery is not a fallacy. Fallacies are limited to the context of arguments.
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No that is not what a red herring is, in this context this is not an argument at all.