Co znamená red herring v angličtině?

V tomto nejuznávanějším anglickém slovníku se můžete naučit red herring výslovnost, gramatiku a synonyma.

red herring Význam & definice

0 something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion. -- odvedení pozornosti
1 a false clue or line of enquiry. -- falešná stopa

Specification is a red herring, and the theory of the global array is a (probably inadequate) solution to a non-problem.
In other words, popular consensus, or a shared moral universe, may be something of a red herring.
Citing spiders (or bees) is simply a red herring.
This reference to history is a red herring.
This whole debate, in fact, seems like a red herring.
But it proves to be a red herring.
Frankly, we think this notion is nothing but a red herring that detracts from the problem at hand.
As with any red herring, if we are to succeed in solving the puzzle correctly we must resist the temptation to fish for it.