The phrase 'raising confusion' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe when something causes a state of confusion or bewilderment. For example: "The conflicting reports of the incident have been raising confusion among the public."
The issue of taxing income derived from the sharing economy has raised confusion in the past.
Two weeks after the developer of a controversial Islamic center and mosque planned near ground zero distanced himself from the imam who co-founded the project, the imam has raised confusion over who is in charge by suggesting that he would move the center to a less contentious space if an opportunity arose.
The letters have also raised confusion among staff who said the wording did not make it clear what the options were.
It was originally stated that Tony was the biological father of Bianca's youngest son, mixed-race Morgan Jackson-King (Devon Higgs), which raised confusion with viewers when it was later announced that Coghill, who is white, had been cast in the role.
We realize that the different traces may raise confusion.
During the testing of the pre-final version, two items were changed because they raised confusion among the participants.
Time horizons may raise confusion, especially for long-term cumulative risks such as lifetime breast cancer risks [ 30].
There were concerns raised through the audit that compensating for time through inflated transport costs, particularly where no transport costs were actually incurred, raised confusion and suspicion.
Topics that raised confusion or remained insufficiently understood were revised and more time was allocated to these topics in the revised modules.
To exclude the raised confusion in the epidemiology of M. avium infections, the 'bird-type' M. avium strains were further characterised, and this subspecies was named M. avium avium [ 14].
