misdirection

he had played a game of subtle, colubrine misdirection .

The magician used misdirection to make the audience focus on his right hand while the coin disappeared from his left hand.

The spy employed misdirection to throw off his pursuers and escape unnoticed.

The politician's misdirection of the public's attention away from the real issues was quickly exposed by the media.

The scam artist used misdirection to distract the victim while stealing their wallet.

The director's clever misdirection in the film kept the audience guessing until the very end.

The illusionist's skillful misdirection made it seem like the rabbit disappeared into thin air.

The criminal mastermind's misdirection led the police on a wild goose chase for weeks.

The coach used misdirection plays to confuse the opposing team's defense.

The author's clever misdirection in the mystery novel kept readers guessing until the final reveal.

The hacker's misdirection of the cybersecurity team allowed them to breach the company's defenses undetected.

Your tantrum was classic misdirection-- a tactic you've been wielding since childhood.

Misdirection is another extremely common type of humor.

So this looks like a classic case of calculated misdirection.

They are not plaintiffs before the court or against the misdirection of Affirmative Action.

That was pure misdirection -- I'm very funny.

Couldn't you see that it was just misdirection?

That's misdirection, to direct someone to the wrong place.

Cambara's cunning misdirections to a young insurgent result not only in his death but in that of an innocent old man.

Russia's approach relies on misdirection and obfuscation as it seeks to destabilize and diminish our standing in the world.

Other times, she built misdirection directly into the story's structure— like when a narrator reporting the murder is revealed to be the killer.