Red Herring

The Fallacy

Attempting to redirect the argument to another issue to which the person doing the redirecting can better respond.

Why it's wrong

While it is similar to the avoiding the issue fallacy, the red herring is a deliberate diversion of attention with the intention of trying to abandon the original argument.

Example

Mike: It is morally wrong to cheat on your spouse, why on earth would you have done that? Ken: But what is morality exactly? Mike: It's a code of conduct shared by cultures. Ken: But who creates this code?...