Decision-Making Warning Flag 1d – Distinction Without a Difference

“What is six to one is a half dozen to another.”

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While two or more things may be truly the same, people may attempt to characterize them as being different; drawing attention to characteristics or features that are either exactly or materially the same. These individuals seek to draw a distinction between the subject items where no difference exists.

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