A red herring is a figurative expression referring to a logical fallacy in which a clue or piece of information is or is intended to be misleading, or distracting from the actual question.
Red herring may also refer to:
Animals
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Red herring (fish), a type of kipper made from dried, smoked, and salted fish
Art, entertainment, and media
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Red Herring (magazine), a former magazine focused on new technology businesses; now a website devoted to same
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Red Herring, a character in the cartoon series A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
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Red Herring, a 2012 film starring Holly Valance
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Red Herring (play), a 2000 play by Michael Hollinger
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"Red Herring", a trance single by the band Union Jack
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Red Herring Artists, an artist's collective based in Brighton, England
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Boxer James Red Herring was also known in the ring simply as Red Herring.
Business
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Red herring prospectus, a preliminary financial prospectus offering a new stock (in red type)
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Red Herring Surf, a brand of surfwear in Tasmania, Australia
See also