red herring
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Red herring fallacy of diversion that ignores the opponent’s position and simply changes the subject.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Red herring Surrounded by specimen jars in his Tel Aviv laboratory, Professor Menachem Goren, an aquatic biologist, says he can come to no other conclusion.
From BBC • May 12, 2010
Despite expert photography and the best of intentions, the film Conspirator, pale shadow of a good novel, never comes to grips with its subject, ends as neither fish, fowl nor good Red herring.
From Time Magazine Archive
Red herring may also be broiled with bread-crumbs like salt herring.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Blot, Pierre
