Sentences with phrase «of a red herring»
Peter Thiel's funding of Hulk Hogan certainly drew attention to the industry, but it's a bit of a red herring in terms of educating the public on how litigation funding is actually being done.
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We're still to be convinced by this Blackburn & Steve Kean relationship, while we're deeply concerned with the unrealistic targets the club's owners has set for the team, but if they can conjure wins from out of nowhere, as they did during the week at West Brom, then they will remain something of a red herring in betting terms.
But Michael Tolkin's screenplay — and presumably his own novel, which he adapted — is also tricked out with a bogus noir thriller plot full of red herrings and a boringly conventional love story that includes the least interesting character I've ever seen Greta Scacchi play.
Clearly, Acura has learned its lesson from the old RDX, which was something of a red herring in the segment with its boisterous turbo four - cylinder (nothing like smooth and docile 2.0 - liter turbo that comes standard in the Q5) and torque - vectoring all - wheel drive.
Hom.ose.xuality has nothing to do with those other things you listed, and you're merely throwing out a bunch of red herrings.
Geoff observes: there is a reluctance to answer direct questions with direct answers and a lot of red herrings thrown in.
Suffice to say that in the end this critic felt cheated to have the complicated mystery resolved by a rabbit - out - of - the - hat revelation that had little to do with the misleading series of red herrings that I'd invest over two hours in.
Some of the more supernatural elements seem overexposed, and yet Wan throws in a number of red herrings which work effectively.
With plenty of red herrings, surprises and thoughtful plot - twists, this story set in the tiny, north coast town of Siglufjörður, Iceland, is a welcomed addition to the English market.
The discussion of earnings is a bit of a red herring unless you also discuss the profit margins of each product as well.
The name Lust has turned out to be somewhat of a red herring thus far, with the show less about overtly sexual topics and more about the moral compromises people are willing to make to get things they want.
A few manage to connect in meaningful ways, like a seemingly harmless conversation later providing a vital clue about the killer's identity, but there's a subplot involving JK Simmons as a local politician that is meant to be one of the red herring plots but it's so wonky and underdeveloped it's just out of place.
We put together Eurasia Group's top 10 risks for 2017, along with its analysis of the risks and, as a bonus, a list of red herrings:
His response is a bucket of red herrings to divert attention away from the implosion of Driscoll.
The lack of local links is more of a red herring.
This paper, for example — it will clear up the reasoning so you can understand why the word «validation» is something of a red herring problem:
So let me just assure you that, aside from a lack of red herrings, the story is a solid effort on Twohy's part.
But «The Girl Who Knew Too Much» is an essential cornerstone of Bava's filmography given its playful reliance on a stream of red herrings, and a highly imaginative series of chase / set pieces.
The two story threads here are Kildare's investigation, which leads him down a trail of red herrings, and Lizzie's life from her youth to her current legal predicament — facing hanging for murdering her husband.
For as ridiculous as the premise may be (and it becomes even more so as the story progresses), «Non-Stop» does a good job of building suspension by throwing an almost endless barrage of red herrings at the audience.
Needless to say, Shyamalan has bigger fish to fry than his kettle of red herrings.
At least one of these red herrings offers a bittersweet moment, in which an old man with a neurodegenerative disorders looks back at the happiness and loss of his life.
Twisting the whodunit motif with a slew of red herrings, it's a thrill ride that builds to a fever pitch with delightful treats along the way.
Tension and perplexity build as the reader collects clues, heedful of red herrings sprinkled throughout the narrative.
From the Booker Prize - winning author of The Remains of the Day comes this masterpiece of red herrings and reading between the lines.
An entertaining mystery, with a barrel of red herrings, a passel of dead bodies, eccentric prospectors & well - heeled land - grabbers.
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This is a bit of a red herring though — what you really want to focus on is the last paragraph of my answer (tax rate now vs. in retirement).
Cat Wars is, to anybody familiar with the topic, an obviously desperate attempt to fuel the ongoing witch - hunt against outdoor cats «by any means necessary,» including the endorsement of discredited junk science, an oceanful of red herrings, and B - movie - style scaremongering.
In any case, this entire discussion is a bit of a red herring because the degree of cooling appears, from the data available, to be quite limited in spatial extent and temporal duration.
Seriously, you have a great site and I would like to also encourage a «Real Climate» analysis of this red herring.
There is a special class of red herring — a specific technique of denial often employed to distract people from important scientific findings.
All I can say to you is — what a whingy grab back of red herrings!
I won't bore you with the long list of barriers I encountered, but they fall into the categories of red herrings, wild goose chases, and quibbling over details.
Hence, concern that lawyers will be replaced by technology / artificial intelligence, even without litigation, seems abit of a red herring since even some well - educated lay public have problems distinguishing between «statute» and «regulation» on the «Net.
This is a bit of a red herring when it comes to interview question advice.
And for a long time serotonin acted as a kind of red herring.