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red herring - throwing an irrelevant fact into an argument to divert attention from the real issue at hand.

Alludes to the act of dragging a red herring across a trail to throw off the scent of a blood hound.

52:53: red herring

- throwing an irrelevant fact into an argument to divert attention from the real issue at hand.
: Biden brings up the need to get a booster shot, which has nothing to do with why the White House is still counting those without boosters as "fully vaccinated."

05:13: red herring

- throwing an irrelevant fact into an argument to divert attention from the real issue at hand.
: Trump brings up his crowd size in Tulsa, which has nothing to do with why he chose to hold an indoor rally during the Covid-19 pandemic.

41:10: red herring

- throwing an irrelevant fact into an argument to divert attention from the real issue at hand.
: Bloomberg brings up his exemplary hiring record on women, which has nothing to do with whether he still harasses women in the workplace.

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