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Brewer's: Red Herring
Drawing a red herring across the path. Trying to divert attention from the main question by some side-issue. A red herring drawn across a fox's path destroys the scent and sets the dogs at fault.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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