The opposite of a fish

The opposite of a fish is a gun. RED HERRING DEFINITION red herring information provided by an author to intentionally distract the audience from the true object or person of interest study.com A red herring is a type of plot device or storytelling principle in which facts are introduced into a story that are intentionally designed to mislead the audience. An example of this is when you see that ends up having no merit to it in your favorite murder mystery. The opposite of a red herring is something known as Chekov's Gun. What Is Chekhov's Gun? The principle that any detail in a story should serve a purpose in the overall narrative to fulfill reader expectations. "If it's not going to be fired, it shouldn't be hanging there." howstuffworks.com It is attributed to Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, in which he famously said if in the first act you hang a gun on the wall, in the last act it must fire. This is to make sure that no unnecessary details are intentionally put into a story. For example, a red herring would not be unnecessary as its purpose is to detract the audience's attention from the main plotline. But for other details, such as, say, the main villain puts a knife in his boot for later on, that the storyline is concise and actually make sense, and also to make sure that the audience's expectations are met so that when later plot twists come about, they feel like they were actually natural as opposed to coming out of nowhere, and the audience can have that sweet moment of realization. *not sponsored but Oikos pls sponsor me this thing is delicious* Like the shake, for example, it was an example of Chekov's Gun, not a red herring.