mistaken conclusion

collocation in English

meaningsofmistakenandconclusion

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mistaken
adjective
uk
/mɪˈsteɪ.kən/us
/mɪˈsteɪ.kən/
wrong in what you believe, or based on a belief that ...
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conclusion
noun
uk
/kənˈkluː.ʒən/us
/kənˈkluː.ʒən/
the final part ...
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(Definition ofmistakenandconclusionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmistaken conclusion

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The common practice of using measures that exist only for incumbents probably understates the role of positioning in congressional elections, leading to themistakenconclusionthat such contests are non-ideological.
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It is important to scrutinize these formal results, since many economists have drawn themistakenconclusion that the proofs in this literature demonstrate that choice reveals preference.
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I suggest we should have some facts before rushing to a conclusion, and yet another possiblymistakenconclusion.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Focusing exclusively on bank lending, which is only one component of the money supply, is likely to lead to amistakenconclusion.
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This is probably due to amistakenconclusion, for the test could also act to promote specifically social and environmental objectives.
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That is amistakenconclusion.
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Lest there be anymistakenconclusionfrom other kinds of sociological factors and trends in all this sad and sorry picture, there are no racial conclusions to be drawn either.
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But that would be amistakenconclusionbecause it fails to take into account time dilation.
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This is amistakenconclusion: because of time dilation, the traveler can travel thousands of light-years during their 40 active years.
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But that would be amistakenconclusion.
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After all, the risk of taking the wrong decisions based on mistaken conclusions is at least as great as the risk of inaction.
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There is a danger there of falling into very mistaken conclusions.
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In particular, it draws hasty and mistaken conclusions, which lean markedly towards the liberalisation of airspace and towards the future control of this airspace by the main air transport companies.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
When the costs of mistaken conclusions are high, the minimum "alpha" needs to be set high as well.
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