Alluding to the act of dragging a red herring across a trail to throw off the scent of a bloodhound, this technique aims to mislead or distract the audience by introducing unrelated topics to shift the focus away from the core issue, allowing the speaker to avoid addressing the main argument.
- throwing irrelevant information into an argument to divert attention from the real issue at hand. - throwing irrelevant information into an argument to divert attention from the real issue at hand. - throwing irrelevant information into an argument to divert attention from the real issue at hand. - throwing irrelevant information into an argument to divert attention from the real issue at hand.
