wrong conclusion
Mistaken final assessment
A wrong conclusion is an inference or judgment that doesn't follow from the evidence or reasoning that precedes it.
The phrase appears in logical arguments, scientific analysis, and everyday disputes: The data was sound, but the researchers drew the wrong conclusion.
Someone who jumps to the wrong conclusion makes an erroneous assumption, usually too hastily.
- logical fallacyError in reasoning
- fallacyError in reasoning
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- errorFault in communication
- bad callErroneous judgment or decision
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- misunderstandingsmisunderstanding, misinterpretation, misconception, misreading, miscommunication
- comic mishapsmistaken identity, misunderstanding, mix-up, miscommunication, blunder
- comedy tropespratfall, parody, sight gag, running gag, satire
- fallaciesstraw man, red herring, circular reasoning, ad hominem, fallacy
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