This was a great post @logic! Very well written and easy to digest!
The comics you used were spot on! (especially the red herring)
This is something I truly feel some people are either lacking in general or lose in emotionally driven moments. For humanity to progress, the ability to communicate is logically argue is imperative.
You are so right. I think that knowledge of logical fallacies is fundamental and should be tought to kids very early in schools. It is like cooking skill :-)