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    red herring
    /ˌrɛd ˈhɛrɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. a dried smoked herring, which is turned red by the smoke.
    • 2. a clue or piece of information that is, or is intended to be, misleading or distracting: "the book is fast-paced, exciting, and full of red herrings"
  2. Jul 17, 2024 · A red herring would be a fallacy that utilizes an unnecessary statement to divert attention away from the larger point. A straw man argument is really a red herring since it diverts attention away from the key point by misrepresenting the rival's case. In a nutshell, every straw man fallacy would be a variant for red herring.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HeronHeron - Wikipedia

    Jul 16, 2024 · Herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons.

  4. 5 days ago · Lack of belief is a red herring. Religion is not the same as belief. ... My approach, from an academic perspective, is to define religion not primarily as a matter of belief, or even of practice, but as an identity. You’re a Christian (or a Zoroastrian, ...

  5. 3 days ago · Idioms, formulaic constructions whose interpretations are unpredictable from individual lexical meanings under the effects of regular compositional rules.Different types of idioms have been also identified in the literature: Quasi-idioms, whose meaning includes the meaning of the lexical components plus an additional non-compositional meaning (Mel'čuk, 1995) (e.g., give the breast, start a ...

  6. startingstrength.com › article › the-barbell-row-case-againstThe Barbell Row | Carl Raghavan

    6 days ago · Then, once they can squat to depth, which we define as the hip crease below the top of the patella, they are off to the races and ... But trust me, you should save yourself the time and emotional letdown. To me the barbell row is a red herring, a mostly worthless lift. Although it can occasionally help with technique, as ...

  7. 6 days ago · 不过在英语里,red herring 另有含义是用来比喻那些为了让人分散注意力而提出的不相干的观点甚至是错误的信息。 这一比喻可能源于熏鲱鱼的气味,人们曾通过移动气味强烈的熏鱼来训练猎犬的嗅觉,后来 red herring 就用来泛指掩人耳目的事物。 例句. The lost passport was a red herring - the fraudster was...

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › OrcaOrca - Wikipedia

    5 days ago · The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale that is the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in the genus Orcinus.Orcas are recognizable by their black-and-white patterned body. A cosmopolitan species, they are found in diverse marine environments, from Arctic to Antarctic regions to tropical seas.

  9. 5 days ago · The red pill and blue pill are metaphorical terms representing a choice between learning an unsettling or life-changing truth by taking the "red pill" or remaining in the contented experience of ordinary reality with the "blue pill".

  10. 5 days ago · Directed by Lee Isaac Chung. Written by Mark L. Smith. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos. Runtime: 2 hours, 2 minutes. Rated PG-13. In theaters July 19. by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring. We were told we were going to make a difference.

  11. 6 days ago · We worked on everything at a micro level, including preparing for an IPO by filing the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP). I acquired invaluable insights. ... Unlike larger corporations where reporting structures are more defined, Fasal offered a dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders—existing investors, ...