misapplications

Under the same head of fallacy (_à dicto secundum quid ad dictum simpliciter_) might be placed all the errors which are vulgarly called misapplications of abstract truths; that is, where a principle, true (as the common expression is) _in the abstract_, that is, all modifying causes being supposed absent, is reasoned on as if it were true absolutely, and no modifying circumstance could ever by possibility exist.

A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive John Stuart Mill 1839

Lambda Legal fights resulting misapplications of justice, such as discharging targeted students from school rather than addressing bullies, or firing transgender people from work because a coworker complains about who uses which bathroom.

Hayley Gorenberg: The Perils of 'Passing' as a Goal Hayley Gorenberg 2010

Lambda Legal fights resulting misapplications of justice, such as discharging targeted students from school rather than addressing bullies, or firing transgender people from work because a coworker complains about who uses which bathroom.

Hayley Gorenberg: The Perils of 'Passing' as a Goal Hayley Gorenberg 2010

Lambda Legal fights resulting misapplications of justice, such as discharging targeted students from school rather than addressing bullies, or firing transgender people from work because a coworker complains about who uses which bathroom.

Hayley Gorenberg: The Perils of 'Passing' as a Goal Hayley Gorenberg 2010

Lambda Legal fights resulting misapplications of justice, such as discharging targeted students from school rather than addressing bullies, or firing transgender people from work because a coworker complains about who uses which bathroom.

Hayley Gorenberg: The Perils of 'Passing' as a Goal Hayley Gorenberg 2010

So without further ado, I give you the five best misapplications of Auto-Tunes.

5 Best Auto-Tunes | Manolith 2010

As we wrestle with how to continue punishing the truly guilty while better protecting the truly innocent, let me suggest a compromise measure which, although still imperfect, will go further in safeguarding against misapplications of the death penalty.

Louis Klarevas: Beyond a Lingering Doubt: It's Time for a New Standard on Capital Punishment 2009

Since the Supreme Court hears so few cases, for the most part he wouldn't have a higher court looking over his shoulder to correct his fundamental misapplications of the law.

Nan Aron: Jesse's Judge 2008

I would actually be willing to bet that for most Christians males masturbation is considered a more sinful act (though they would not likely admit this) than female masturbation because it's somehow "gayer" (I could go on for pages writing on the colossal misreadings, misapplications and misappropriations of Biblical text regarding homosexuality ... but let's save that for another day).

Scott Cheshire: The Good, The Bad and Bumping Uglys -- Some Thoughts on Masturbation and The Good Book: Part I 2008

I am not talking about misapplications of technology.

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