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Red Herring 1100 Words

Red Herring 1100 Words

a fact, idea or subject that takes people’s attention away from the central point being considered, misleading clue, trick, ploy, decoy, lure, diversion, deviation, distraction:

The police investigated many clues, but they were all red herrings.

Antonyms

main point

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