“red herring” huh? I think not. If you cannot answer a question so simple and straight-forward ... well.
So, are the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments the Word of God or not? Yes or no.
You are begging the question. What I believe about the Old and New Testaments has nothing to do with whether or not the Bible alone is the sole rule of faith for Christians.
My question for you is where the Bible rejects ecclesiastical authority.