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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
* Red Herring, a character in the cartoon series ''
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo''
* ''Red Herring'', a 2012 film starring
Holly Valance
Holly Rachel Candy (; born 11 May 1983), known professionally as Holly Valance, is an Australian actress and singer. Valance began her acting career on the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', as Felicity Scully (1999–2002, 2005, 2022). S ...
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''Red Herring'' (play), a 2000 play by
Michael Hollinger
* "Red Herring", a trance single by the band
Union Jack
The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the ''de facto'' national flag of the United Kingdom. Although no law has been passed making the Union Flag the official national flag of the United Kingdom, it has effectively become such through precedent. ...
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Red Herring Artists, an artist's collective based in Brighton, England
* Boxer
James Red Herring was also known in the ring simply as Red Herring.
Business
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Red herring prospectus
A red herring prospectus, as a first or preliminary prospectus, is a document submitted by a company (issuer) as part of a public offering of securities (either stocks or bonds). Most frequently associated with an initial public offering (IPO) ...
, 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
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