====== Red herrings ======

A rhetorical device which distracts from discussing the topic at hand and tries to lead the discussion to a different topic.

===== Name =====
==== Other names ====

  * Distraction techniques
  * Change of topic

==== Origins of the name ====

The term “red herring” refers to a kind of marinated fish that was used in training [[wp>Scent hound|scent hounds]]. Their trainer would taint a scent trail with the pungent smelling food in order to teach them not to be distracted.

===== Description =====

FIXME **This article is still under construction and therefore incomplete.**

===== In this section =====

  * <i :la>[[rhetoric:red_herrings:ad_hominem:index|(Argumentum) ad Hominem]]</i>
    * <i :la>[[rhetoric:red_herrings:ad_hominem:tu_quoque|Tu quoque]]</i>

===== More information =====

  * [[wp>Red herring|Red herring]] on //Wikipedia//