irrelevances
Off-topic points raised
Irrelevances are things that have no bearing on the matter at hand.
In a courtroom, a lawyer might object to testimony as irrelevant; the excluded details are irrelevances.
The report was cluttered with irrelevances.
The word emphasizes that something fails to connect to what actually matters.
Insignificant matters
- minutiaePetty precise particulars
- triflesInsignificant things
- inconsequentialitiesUnimportant matters or details
- unimportanceLack of consequence
pettiness · frivolities · banalities · superficialities · nonessentials · peripherals · footnotes · sidebars
Lines meeting curves once
- red herringsMisleading clues or information
- sidetracksDiverts from main purpose
- diversionsEntertainments or alternate routes
- non sequitursStatements unrelated to context
asides · detours · rabbit holes · digressions · interruptions · noise · clutter · minor points
Matters requiring no attention
- moot pointsMatters no longer relevant
- beside the pointUnrelated to the matter
- disconnectionsBreaks in connection
- mismatchesIncompatible pairings
incompatibilities · anachronisms · outliers · exceptions · anomalies · non-starters · dead ends · blind alleys
trivialities
Insignificant matters
- minutiaePetty precise particulars
- triflesInsignificant things
- inconsequentialitiesUnimportant matters or details
unimportance · pettiness · frivolities · banalities · superficialities · nonessentials · peripherals · footnotes · sidebars · afterthoughts
tangents
Lines meeting curves once
- red herringsMisleading clues or information
- sidetracksDiverts from main purpose
- diversionsEntertainments or alternate routes
non sequiturs · asides · detours · rabbit holes · digressions · interruptions · noise · clutter · minor points · incidentals
non-issues
Matters requiring no attention
- moot pointsMatters no longer relevant
- beside the pointUnrelated to the matter
- disconnectionsBreaks in connection
mismatches · incompatibilities · anachronisms · outliers · exceptions · anomalies · non-starters · dead ends · blind alleys · wild goose chases
irrelevancessignificances
Measures of consequence
essentials · key points · priorities · cruxes · fundamentals