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red herring

fallacious approach to mislead an audience
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red herring

Summary

red herring is a plot device[1]. It draws 12,349 Wikipedia views per month (plot_device category, ranking #3 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • red herring's instance of is recorded as plot device[3].
  • red herring's instance of is recorded as trope[4].
  • red herring is a type of irrelevant conclusion[5].
  • red herring's different from is recorded as fog bell[6].
  • red herring's different from is recorded as Q139806541[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include plot device[3] and trope[4]. red herring is a type of irrelevant conclusion[5].

Why It Matters

red herring draws 12,349 Wikipedia views per month (plot_device category, ranking #3 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · LM.CR · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Wikidata description → fallacious approach to mislead an audience
    Instance of → —
    Different from → fog bell, Q139806541
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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