Conflate

How it is used

Often used critically with conflate A with B.

Example sentences

1. Do not conflate student satisfaction with evidence of improved learning.

   Positive feelings do not establish learning gains.

2. These reports conflate lack of access with unwillingness to participate.

   Two different explanations have been merged.

Common collocations

• conflate two concepts
• conflate evidence with opinion

Related terms

• conceptA general idea or principle, especially one that is defined and used in a particular theory or field of study.
• interpretTo explain what data, results or a text mean, especially by connecting them to theory, earlier research or the research question.

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