Fires were started by the prisoners as a diversionary tactic.囚犯纵火以转移注意力。They asked the British to launch a diversionary attack on the north coast.他们要求英国人在北部海岸发动佯攻。This is nothing more than a diversionary tactic to distract attention from the issues.这无非是一个转移注意力的策略，以便分散大家对那个问题的关注。