See red herring on Wiktionary
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"text": "Ignore the second possibility. That’s a red herring, and we don’t want to waste a lot of time on it.",
"translation": "Ignorez la seconde possibilité. C’est une fausse piste, et nous ne voulons pas perdre beaucoup de temps dessus."
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