red herring
false clue that misleads or distracts attention away from a relevant or important question
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red herring
Summary
red herring is a plot device[1]. It draws 1,222 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's subclass of is recorded as irrelevant conclusion[5].
- red herring's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 69032[6].
- red herring's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08yntn[7].
- red herring's different from is recorded as fog bell[8].
- red herring's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Main/RedHerring[9].
- red herring's Australian Educational Vocabulary ID is recorded as scot/15099[10].
- red herring's C64-Wiki ID is recorded as Roter_Hering[11].
- red herring's IMDb keyword is recorded as red-herring[12].
Why It Matters
red herring draws 1,222 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.[13] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]