red herring vs course catalog

red herring and course catalog both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
red herring	Yes	No	No	No
course catalog	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, course catalog is a hypernym of red herring; that is, course catalog is a word with a broader meaning than red herring:

red herring: a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus
course catalog: a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university

Other hypernyms of red herring include course catalogue, prospectus.

red herring (noun)	course catalog (noun)
any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue	a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university
a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus
a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color