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My prefix determines$\phantom{q}$
My suffix, a group
My infix blunders
My whole will confuse
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You are:
Loops
The riddle:
The italics spell imgur and the bolds and phantoms added make for https://i.stack.imgur.com/ifNeG.jpg, which leads to another riddle (what I suspect is the real riddle):
My prefix, exclaimed when interested
My suffix, exclaimed when mistaken
My infix, exclaimed when amazed
My whole, what this all is
Prefix:
"Lo" exclaims interest
Suffix:
"Oops" exclaims a mistake
Infix:
"Oo" exclaims amazement
Whole:
The link in the image (tinyurl.com/unknot1232) loops back to here
Original riddle is:
Deterrent
Prefix:
"det" like determinant
Suffix:
"ent"? Not sure here. Word could also be deterrence or deterring but I'm still confused
Infix:
"err" is to make a mistake
Whole:
The first riddle is a deterrent for the second puzzle
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$\begingroup$ Got it! :) One extra hint: "unknot" is simply a closed loop in mathematics. I will accept your answer after the original Riley riddle is figured out $\endgroup$– QuintecApr 17, 2018 at 22:59
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$\begingroup$ @thecoder16 Added a guess for the first riddle! $\endgroup$ Apr 18, 2018 at 4:21
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It is:
Minecraft
the address is made up of letters in bold and italics
prefix:
determines => Mine
suffix:
group => craft
infix:
nec => a bit political - NEC - National Executive Comitee
whole:
I'm not sure why should it confuse anyone, but maybe because it is based on cubes or because the name of the game is a bit ambiguous...
EDIT (the original riddle):
You are:
reference
Your prefix:
refere(e) who determines the outcome of a game or just the verb refer
Your sufix:
CE for Casual Encounters :D
Your infix:
er(r) => blunders
Your whole:
I don't have to say that reference confuses, especially this one.
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$\begingroup$ You’ve got the right idea, unfortunately new imgur addresses are a bit different: imgur.com/a/xxxxx $\endgroup$– QuintecApr 17, 2018 at 20:34
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The first riddle's solution is
(Red) Herring
Read:
Past tense is pronounced "Red"
My prefix determines
Might be "He", might be "Her" - determines a gender.
My suffix, a group
"Ring". A ring is an abelian group with a second binary operation that is (blah blah maths ...).
My infix blunders
"Err"
My whole will confuse
A red herring is an element of a puzzle designed to put you off track.
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$\begingroup$ Yep, got it :) Though for the suffix they are also synonyms, no maths required $\endgroup$– QuintecApr 18, 2018 at 14:41