Blame the tools for the wrong application.

P1 creates a new one X

P2 misidentifies it as a variant of the existing Y

P3 reminds us that it is not a good idea to use X (like Y) for Z purposes.

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Formalization:

Leap from "∃Z : Bad(X|Z)" to "∀p : Bad(X|p)" (premature generalization) + "X ≈ Y" misclassification + sometimes strawmanning.

Related Fallacies

False analogy/categorical error (X→Y mis-mapping)

[Premature Generalization

(Disadvantages of the use = disadvantages of the main body, replaced by the purpose-measure confusion)

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