What does Red Herring Mean?

A red herring refers to something that is used as a distraction to divert attention away from the main or central problem, issue, or situation at hand.

Censored citations served due to Google: More than 118 million. An argument used to distract someone from the real issueSome people say that using ethanol as a fuel is just a red herring distracting people from the real issues of oil dependency and that what we really need is a complete replacement for fossil based fuels. Last edited on Dec 16 2010.

Submitted by Storm R.

Since red is my favorite color, it means ruby, crimson, scarlet, burgundy and cherry. I could also be seeing red that means I am a little angry. When it comes to the financial its not a good thing to be in the red, it means a loss.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.

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