Talk:LeBlanc/Background/@comment-197.163.24.226-20120316160837/@comment-177.35.65.234-20120528172040

Misdirection refers to magic tricks. You deceive the crowd by making them focus on something else while distracting them from the "real" thing. That's basically the core of every illusion trick.

A "classic misdirection" means one of these classic tricks (classic meaning a perfect example of a particular style, something that does not lose it quality with the passage of time).