It leads to the misconception that child soldiers are a new thing.
It could also be due to the misconception that the Taser is non-lethal.
While praiseworthy, one should not fall prey to the misconception that these business leaders represent the private sector writ large.
Large flocks of unmated birds commonly roost together in large chimneys throughout the summer, often leading to the misconception that the birds are nesting as a colony.
Then there's taurine, a cult chemical compound whose name, from the Latin for "bull," has apparently given rise to the misconception that it is derived from bull testicles.
"But The Speakmans does nothing to demystify mental illness," you might say, "and only plays to the misconception that sufferers are self-indulgent crybabies".
His loyalty was misplaced and Wright adhered too long to the misconception that drunken supporters played a major part in the disaster.
Contrary to the misconception that philosophy has nothing to offer to science in general, and physics in particular, watershed moments in the development of physics were inspired and motivated by deeply held philosophical principles.
The spinal cord in the region of the sacrum was enlarged and was actually larger than the brain, a fact that gave rise to the misconception that Stegosaurus possessed two brains.
In his paper, Mr. McKenzie contends that Microsoft may have contributed to the misconception when it claimed in marketing and advertising materials in 1997 that as many as 100,000 programs existed for the Windows operating system.
It also helped give rise to the misconception that the Maya regarded the Long Count date 13.0.0.0.0 - which correlates to 21 December 2012 – as the end of the world.
