incorrectly infer

Frequency: 6.56.7 per million words

To deduce or conclude something from evidence and reasoning wrongly.

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Examples (20)

  • It's easy to incorrectly infer motives from limited information.
  • Many people incorrectly infer his intentions from his quiet demeanor.
  • The detective feared he might incorrectly infer the suspect's intentions.
  • She incorrectly inferred that he was angry, when he was just tired.
  • Students often incorrectly infer the meaning of words from context alone.
  • Don't incorrectly infer conclusions from partial information.
  • She warned against drawing conclusions too quickly, as one might incorrectly infer.
  • The report could lead readers to incorrectly infer a causal link.
  • Based on the partial data, he began to incorrectly infer the entire pattern.
  • He had incorrectly inferred her feelings based on a single comment.
  • Don't incorrectly infer that silence means agreement.
  • It's easy to incorrectly infer meaning from non-verbal cues.
  • The research team was careful not to incorrectly infer causation from correlation.
  • The detective feared the jury might incorrectly infer guilt.
  • Historical records can sometimes lead us to incorrectly infer past events.
  • We must be careful not to incorrectly infer anything from the limited data.
  • He had a tendency to incorrectly infer that his opinions were universally shared.
  • By misinterpreting the data, they incorrectly inferred a trend.
  • One should always verify facts to avoid an incorrectly inferred conclusion.
  • One should always verify facts rather than incorrectly inferring.