Conflation

Conflation happens when two or more people use the same words for different concepts without acknowledging this difference, leading to confusion and often frustration.

Types of conflation include:

• SemanticConflation: when two different meanings for words are spoken about as if they were the same.
• Pragmatic Conflation: when two different contexts or purposes for an argument are spoken about as if they were the same.
• Ontological Conflation: when two different entities or categories are spoken about as if they were the same.