red herring

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red herring Definition

• (n) any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
• (n) a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color
• (n) a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus; "because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring"

red herring Synonyms

• preliminary prospectus
• red herring
• smoked herring