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red herring N fig

red herring

pista f falsa

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A related concept is that of the red herring, which is a deliberate attempt to divert a process of enquiry by changing the subject. en.wikipedia.org

The red herring prospectus is so named because of a bold red warning statement printed on its front cover. en.wikipedia.org

With the increased use of the idiomatic expression red herring, references to the smoked fish product in this manner declined. en.wikipedia.org

Six or was perhaps a big red herring. en.wikipedia.org

A false protagonist is a red herring in the form of a character. en.wikipedia.org

The series uses nonlinear narrative, employing flashforwards, foreshadowing and red herring narration techniques. en.wikipedia.org

Each plot card lists a metroplex on the back and either a creature, random encounter, or red herring on the front. en.wikipedia.org

Their habit of using the first act as a red herring, only semi-connected to the rest of the show, is ingenious and hilarious, he wrote. en.wikipedia.org

Someone may have bought the hand and used it as a red herring. en.wikipedia.org

However, church leaders created a red herring to divert members from believing the prophecy had failed. en.wikipedia.org

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