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Noun Concept

Categories: Decoys, Informal fallacies, Deception, Plot (narrative), Narrative techniques

red herring Red hearing Red herring fallacy Red herring idiom red herrings

Any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue WordNet 3.0

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Any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A red herring is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important question. Wikipedia

Figurative expression referring to a logical fallacy in which a clue or piece of information is or is intended to be misleading, or distracting from the actual question. Wikipedia Disambiguation

False clue that misleads or distracts attention away from a relevant or important question Wikidata

A clue that is misleading or that has been falsified, intended to divert attention. OmegaWiki

A clue, information, argument etc. that is or is intended to be misleading, diverting attention from the real answer or issue. Wiktionary

Misleading clue. Wiktionary (translation)

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Red hearing, Red herring (fallacy), Red herring fallacy, Red herring idiom, red herrings, Redherring