Red Herring

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fallacy
literary device
gptkbp:category logical fallacies
rhetorical techniques
gptkbp:commonIn debates
detective stories
gptkbp:etymology from the practice of using smoked fish to distract hounds from a scent
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Red Herring
gptkbp:purpose to distract
to mislead
gptkbp:relatedTo false clue
misdirection
gptkbp:usedIn mystery
argumentation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Debenhams
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5