Từ đồng nghĩa của red herring

red herring /'red'heriɳ/

• danh từ
  • cá mòi muối sấy khô hun khói
  • (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) lính
  • to draw a red berring across the track (path)
    • đưa ra một vấn đề không có liên quan để đánh lạc sự chú ý (trong lúc thảo luận...)
  • neither fish, flesh nor good red_herring
    • (xem) fish

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racket sting design measure chicanery setup lurk bunco con trick set-up course of action gyp craft conspiracy trap craftiness sleight of hand cheating rort grift duplicity way hustle fastie double-dealing sharp practice guile confidence trick line of action artfulness canard cunning wangle humbug action cabal deviousness slyness step programme wiles program dishonesty jest flanker prank schlenter fast one spoof chicane scheming funny business tactics instrument codology hanky-panky fix underhandedness catch gamesmanship sport evasion shell game leg-pull snow job policy refuge rig joke tack finesse fiddle master plan course plan of action sell rip-off project brainchild monkey business imposition kidology caper arrangement skulduggery system skullduggery covin misrepresentation resort frame-up maneuvering jiggery-pokery tricks practice knavery practical joke con game manoeuvring blueprint recourse resource masquerade approach dissimulation fast shuffle wrinkle expediency idea invention lie secret plan manipulation stopgap loophole procedure Trojan horse fraudulence whitewash swindling legerdemain bunko machinations operation escapade feat jive deceitfulness jape ruses fakery jugglery cunningness treachery schemes manoeuvres ploys sellout deceptiveness stratagems fun concern secret counterfeit fixture crookedness enterprise dirty trick dupery management pitfall dirty work maneuvers dirty pool ambush little game ground plan medium makeshift proposition initiative front toils purpose substitute undertaking illusion duping collusion delusion pattern demarche shuffle formula methodology option tool recipe unscrupulousness facade hokum wiliness path swizzle allurement plotting diddle planning quackery line sophistry façade complot frame agency foxiness subterfuges slant art possibility alternative confidence game hocus-pocus trickiness venture canniness subtlety monkeyshines agenda guilefulness ingenuity shrewdness fourberie cleverness mode subtleness dissembling cageyness slickness caginess sneakiness crookery cozenage shady deal proceeding smoke and mirrors palace intrigue bait and switch road map double-cross grand design gadget gizmo widget antic tomfoolery accomplishment frolic lark gag gambol equivocation screen cloak mask camouflage monkeyshine kicker land mine winning move irresistible bait innovation coinage concoction creation disguise road kite savvy plans porky take-in boondoggle improvisation fabrication formation bit scene set of tactics struggle mine hidden danger baited trap mousetrap trip wire deadfall sweet talk soft soap crocodile tears bilk mare's-nest fallacy ride malarkey hogwash story pork pie shuck crock fib deed contraption appliance clever move insincerity hypocrisy exploitation swizz beguilement horseplay act show falsehood distortion sanctimoniousness cant posturing falseness movement knavishness intention subversion one-upmanship furtiveness wire-pulling surreptitiousness waffle talk verbiage nonsense double-crossing bit of sharp practice piece of deception roguery crafty designs conniving loss-leader shtick run-around astuteness dissemblance foul play dirty dealing stab in the back motion bluster falsity extortion stealing blackmail shakedown embezzlement deal suggestion draft draught misleading talk shifting proposal dealing promotion aid apparatus publicity device eye-catching novelty phoneyness empty talk hypocritical talk hypocritical behaviour Tartufferie honeytrap confederacy disposition process charade double cross crooked deal hot air devices strategems gambits contrivances artifices dodges secret scheme thought league fit-up manner technique avenue lies propaganda bragging bravado bombast attempt progress effort submission animus route conduct mechanism style choice regimen sedition perfidy hookup countermine counterplot treacherousness disloyalty gin treatment projection false show idle boast praxis exercise behaviour protocol golden circle temptation hook dragnet inveiglement enticement seducement snag dirty tricks behavior drill snow boast braggadocio jiving -gate come-on mere show big picture modus operandi mode of conduct MO method of working mode of behaviour red tape false front false colors net charlatanry cunning stratagems disingenuity web instrumentality every trick in the book quagmire solution entanglement plant jazz wrong baloney morass cozening hoaxing bamboozlement tanglement quicksand meshes cover up run around bill of goods noose

smoke screen blind camouflage cover-up decoy diversion mask cloud of smoke wall of smoke cover false colors false front masquerade screen front disguise veil dissimulation facade pretence guise façade cloak pretense smokescreen veneer fig leaf semblance covering faking show charade dress act deception playacting put-on pose concealment shade pretentiousness pretension airs make-believe shroud illusion counterfeit trickery pageant face simulation affectation air appearance costume coverup subterfuge masking deceit hiding suppression covering up caching hushing up obliteration misprision keeping secret beard wraps keeping hidden secretion hiding place whitewash curtain stashing obscuration hide-out occultation pretext mantle hood layer false appearance smoke and mirrors pall blanket coverture cope penumbra image gloss outward appearance shield display exterior posture impression window dressing snivel robe colour color disguising feint window-dressing surface envelope shawl wrap outfit disguisement expression look attractive appearance cloud scheme presentation shell outside showing closeting character smoke-screen simulacrum shadow gloom canopy sheet role excuse claim get-up darkness identity part personality figure artifice posturing false show posing column cloth wall hokum travesty parody garb ruse wile portrayal impersonation self personage person performance persona public face assumed role censorship withholding lurking ambush lying in wait stifling gagging smothering banning non-disclosure muzzling outlawing proscription restriction stonewalling silencing outward display false colours conspiracy of silence veil of secrecy

cock and bull story fairy story fairy tale concoction fabrication fake news falsification falsity fiction lie made-up story piece of fiction trumped-up story barefaced lie deception exaggeration falsehood fib half-truth little white lie prevarication untruth white lie alternative fact flight of fancy myth pretense pretence rumor rumour story yarn departure from the truth figment of the imagination porky pretext ruse sham stratagem tall story tall tale trickery whopper wile bulldust pork pie porky pie terminological inexactitude invention fable tale taradiddle tarradiddle mendacity figment deceit distortion disinformation gossip propaganda misinformation forgery misrepresentation misstatement hogwash line fantasy perjury dishonesty fake dissimulation inaccuracy phantasy canard cock-and-bull story kidology remarkable story big lie bunk crock one for the birds guile fraudulence hyperbole evasion falseness backbiting subterfuge detraction false statement urban myth urban legend figment of imagination lies untruism fibbery cover-up half truth fraud false report feigning fakery claptrap opus artifact jive work song and dance artefact jazz smoke conspiracy theory economy with the truth spin calumny sophistry chicanery bending of the truth misreport false trail false information obfuscation bum steer false rumour misleading information fancy untruthfulness imagination deceitfulness illusion make-believe delusion dream unreality lying vision duplicity hoax hallucination mendaciousness daydream artifice double-dealing chimera charade fallacy whimsy pipe dream chimaera simulation masquerade contrivance fish story fallaciousness faking fantasm conceit phantasm perfidy mirage pose erroneousness act reverie imitation front hypocrisy play-acting treachery inveracity posturing castle in the air insincerity posing counterfeit lack of veracity excuse equivocation disguise daydreaming playacting fibbing shaggy-dog story nonentity phony ideation dissembling put-on phoney creation of the brain spoof thought perfidiousness bubble imaginativeness acting fool's paradise whisper posture self-deception show facade shamming romance misconception guise telling stories improvisation fictitiousness legend hollowness creation semblance narrative clothesline truthlessness error creativity incorrectness cover spuriousness disingenuousness façade spiel unveracity copy airs anecdote display appearance rigmarole veneer potboiler apparition wish romancing whim stall con imagining trick desire short story caprice visualization visualisation vagary inventiveness swindle imposture envisioning castle in Spain pie in the sky imaginative faculty angler's tale pishogue wildest dream phantom of the mind creature of the imagination nancy story evasiveness spinach misinterpretation misunderstanding double-crossing two-facedness chestnut defamation scandal unreliability codology originality persuasion inexactness misbelief prepared speech speculation deceptiveness cheating pretending baloney uncandidness speciousness rant misjudgement misjudgment superstition escape affectation dreaming creative thought attitudinizing cant false notion mistaken belief apologue attitude bluff performance stance production fibs underhandedness white lies simulacrum putting on an act fictitious story folk ballad dissemblance novel nonsense purple prose veil stunt shuffling routine cloak ostentation gag mask schtick spectre snare pretentiousness pageant pretension role-playing game account dodge cop-out ostensible reason chaser ploy hamming feint dissimilation storytelling narration little white lies forswearing report phantom bogy monstrosity monster will-o'-the-wisp literature book hooey unrealism nonfiction drama cliff-hanger false display sweet talk soft soap a put-up job false front a put-on shuck and jive saga false colours novelette novella ignis fatuus virtual reality specter rainbow fata morgana creative writing reproduction sketch parable way around history counterfeiting best seller 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forswearing oneself oath breaking false testimony giving false evidence violation of an oath envisagement quirk predisposition eccentricity idea itch kink picture humour thing yen whimsey humor peculiarity fraudulent imitation making false statements fraudulent copying sweet tooth druthers love affair eyes for

MacGuffin

wild-goose chase bootless errand fool's errand lost cause merry chase merry dance snipe hunt vain attempt wasted effort wasted labor waste of time

decoy lure bait attraction ensnarement enticement inducement allurement temptation trap carrot draw snare ambush entrapment pitfall beard blind booster camouflage catch chicane chicanery come-on deception distraction facade fake front imitation inveiglement nark plant pretence pretense seducement shill stick stoolie trick trickery façade blow off drawing card sitting duck smoke screen stool pigeon pull seduction siren song appeal incentive turn-on magnet invitation fascination allure bribe call interest charm persuasion sweetener mousetrap teaser enchantment glamour coaxing hook delusion gimmick illusion tout tantalization magnetism honeypot con game cajolery blandishment glamor siren incitement drag desirability bewitchment carrot and stick bribery captivation fancy offer provocation hankering yen sweetening promise come hither mask attractiveness ambuscade surprise ambushment tantalizing tantalising drawing power false face set-up honey trap jig plug troll fly charisma seductiveness magic pizzazz pzazz animal magnetism oomph duende pizazz witchery force field spell encouragement spur stimulus motive influence beauty stimulation beguilement motivation impetus impulse consideration goad crowd puller entrancement power enthrallment dazzle witchcraft pleasingness captivatingness IT intrigue cause overture infatuation urge reason flash loadstone lodestone douceur stimulant ravishment passion mystique mesmerism pressure rationale purpose presence exhortation inspiration agreeableness engagingness mojo momentum bedroom eyes come-hither look something drive determinant spring star quality sex appeal siren call absorption attention-grabber attention draw hypnotism enslavement enthralment delight mesmerization hypnotization enticingness je ne sais quoi joy challenge personality bung candy hold likableness bliss rapture irresistibility transport brilliance sparkle glitter sexual magnetism aura sugared pill agreeability prepossessingness focus crowd-pleaser pleasantness attractivity splendour individuality obsession happiness crowd-puller courting solicitation temptingness glory showiness magnificence flashiness SA star power it confidence attention-getter preoccupation urging loveliness prettiness the jazz centre of attention focal point wiles bonniness blandishments gravitation towards force of personality prompting razzle-dazzle razzmatazz charmingness gorgeousness bewitchery comeliness delightfulness complex enthusiasm surprise attack waylaying stirring pushing instigation goading pressurization strength of character inclination towards fixation hang-up compulsion fetish mania special something pulling power romance éclat prodding reward thing sorcery web net center of attention pass approach proposition incitation grabber bug piquancy trance object design splendor boost yeast intention grounds irresistible influence pressurisation needling beseeching ruling passion idée fixe move insistence excuse catalyst premium ground occasion thinking basis thing for egging on proposal motivating force wherefore authority subject why account bee in your bonnet persuading conversion convincing inducing suasion kick up the backside arm-twisting reason why shot in the arm mainspring play suggestion perk leader desire con brainwash twist antecedent whys and wherefores root end aim emotion feeling intent the why and wherefore advance feeler hard sell clarion call sweet talk snow job soft soap

irrelevance detail diversion technicality side issue

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aside monolog monologue soliloquy apostrophe throwaway whispered remark remark undertone whisper casual remark confidential remark incidental remark throwaway line obiter dictum parenthetic remark stage whisper by-play confidential statement parenthetical remark mumbled comment

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