WRONG TARGET

1. mistaken objective wherein one believes * he is or should be reaching toward A and finds he is or should be reaching toward B is an out-point. This is commonly mistaken identity. It is also mistaken purposes or goals. (HCO PL 19 Sept 70 III) 2. this means in effect an incorrect selection of an objective to attempt or attack. (HCO PL 8 Aug 70)

an incorrect selection of an objective to attempt or attack. Example A firm has its premises flooded. The manager promptly insists on buying fire insurance. Example A man is beaten and robbed on the main street of a town. The police demand to know why he was there and put him in jail for a long period of investigation. Example A boy wants to be an accountant. His family forces him to join the army.