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lurk2last Tuesday at 1:22 AM1 replyview on HN

I had always read misleading to mean deceptive. That’s embarrassing.


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taneqlast Tuesday at 2:56 AM

It's often used that way. I'd define 'misleading' as 'easier to interpret incorrectly than correctly', and 'deceptive' as 'intentionally misleading'.