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A "Red herring" is a fallacy in which an irrelevant topic is presented in order to divert attention from the original issue. The basic idea is to "win" an argument by leading attention away from the argument and to another topic.

v • d • e Liberal Characteristics and Traits

Ideology	Atheism • Evolutionism • Eugenics • Globalism • Global warming alarmism • Hollywood values • Moral relativism • New age movement • Open borders • Population control • Postmodernism • Professor values • Scientology • Socialism • Transgenderism • Values • Wicca

Policy	Abortion • Birth control • Affirmative action • Election fraud • Gun control • Homosexual agenda • Income redistribution • March through the institutions • Nanny State • Nationalization • Obamacare • Politically correct • Prayer censorship • Social Justice • Statism

Tools	Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals" • Biased grading • Brainwashing • Cancel culture • Censorship • Cloward and Piven Strategy • Critical race theory • DARVO • Fake news • Hate speech • Judicial activism • Judicial supremacy • Lies • Liberal intolerance • Liberal logic • Mainstream Media • Myths • Network abuse • Obfuscation • Pay to play • Psychobabble • Rectification • Redefinition • Revisionism • Scientific fascism • Slander • Traps • Tricks • Vandalism • Video game industry

Traits	Anti-Asian hate crime • Arrogance • Bias • Bigotry • Bullying • Class warfare • Cronyism • Deceit • Double standard • Denial • Hypocrisy • Journalistic malpractice • Propaganda • Race baiting • Stupidity • Style • Systemic racism •Troll • Uncharitableness • Virtue signalling • Whining

Other	Democrat plantation • Green New Deal • Labor Unions • Liberals and friendship • Media elite • George Soros • Liberal quotient • Nihilism • Pornography • Public schools • 1619 Project

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