đánh đồng
Definition
- Verb:
- To equate / to treat as equivalent: To incorrectly consider two or more distinct things, concepts, or groups as being the same, often by ignoring their important differences.
- To lump together / to conflate: To place different items into a single category, thereby oversimplifying or misrepresenting their individual characteristics.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Không nên đánh đồng cá nhân này với cả một cộng đồng. (One should not equate this individual with an entire community.)
- Đó là một sự ngụy biện khi đánh đồng hai khái niệm hoàn toàn khác nhau. (It is a fallacy to conflate two completely different concepts.)
- Báo chí đôi khi đánh đồng tất cả các hiện tượng lại thành một nguyên nhân duy nhất. (The press sometimes lumps all phenomena together into a single cause.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in analytical, critical, or academic contexts to point out a logical error or a reductive generalization. It carries a negative connotation, implying a mistake in reasoning or perception.
Variants and Related Words
- Sự đánh đồng (n): The act or result of equating; an erroneous equation.
- Sự đánh đồng đó dẫn đến kết luận sai lầm. (That erroneous equation leads to a wrong conclusion.)
Synonyms
- To conflate: To combine two ideas, texts, etc., into one, often creating confusion.
- To equate: To consider one thing as being the same as another.
- To lump together: To put different people or things together in the same group.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- While "đánh đồng" itself is not part of a fixed idiom, it is the core verb in critical phrases such as:
- đánh đồng một cách phiến diện: to equate in a one-sided/biased manner.
- đánh đồng một cách sai lầm: to mistakenly equate.
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Put on the same par (in the same basket, on the same footing)
