Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Was the president guilty of sexual harassment as the Republicans said? Hey, give me a break! What's important is jobs, health care, and welfare reform.
What will be an ideal response?
Irrelevant conclusion.
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