red herring
- An issue, often irrelevant, used to distract from the main points of a case
- The defendant's lawyer drew a red herring across the witness's argument, causing confusion in the court.
- To change the narrative, the lawyer used a red herring, shifting focus away from his client's actions.
- The red herring did its job, causing the jury to question the relevance of the key evidence presented.
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