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A false or misleading account of facts, views, or events.

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misrepresentation

Leaving out the writer's qualifications produced a misrepresentation of the argument.
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A fictional residents' bulletin published a misrepresentation of a gardener's suggestion, turning a request for fewer flowerpots into a demand to remove the whole courtyard garden.
From Correcting the Public Account.
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