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Red herring is a very old figure of speech. I remember reading that it was originally referred to an alleged scheme to confuse dogs on the trail of a criminal by dragging a red herring across the trail to divert the dogs.I never heard any explanation why the herring should be red.
I found one URL giving some examples.
http:// www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/red-herring.html
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Red-herring words Wordsmith 06/11/01 04:34 AM Re: Red-herring words wwh 06/11/01 01:23 PM Re: Speaking of Red-herrings Faldage 06/11/01 01:43 PM
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