red herring

Noun
  1. Any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue (synset 100351704)
    is a type of: deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion - a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
  2. A dried and smoked herring having a reddish color (synset 107814209)
    is a type of: herring - valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
    same as: smoked herring
  3. A first draft of a prospectus;
    Must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus (synset 107180429)
    "because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring"
    is a type of: course catalog, course catalogue, prospectus - a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university
    same as: preliminary prospectus

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