red herring

Example Sentences

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In an email over the weekend, he wrote that attributing Friday’s drop to Warsh’s nomination is a “red herring.”

From MarketWatch

Meanwhile, the audience is being thrown enough red herrings to be barking like seals.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rather than seeking common ground, Sacks calls criticism "a red herring" from AI doomers "who want all progress to stop."

From Barron's

Prof Dreze says the increase to 125 guaranteed workdays per household may sound like a major revamp, but is a "red herring".

From BBC

Cardenas, noting that all the contributions he receives from those who come before the board are fully disclosed, calls the issue a red herring.

From The Wall Street Journal