It went on the incorrect assumption that price-fixing when carried out in circumstances of secretive and deceptive behaviour was dishonest in itself and a sufficient basis for conspiracy to defraud.

Dean and his colleagues assumed that fluoride's protection against cavities was also pre-eruptive, and this incorrect assumption was accepted for years.

The policies included close cropping, whereby seeds were sown far more densely than normal on the incorrect assumption that seeds of the same class would not compete with each other.

Stereotyping often leads to managers making incorrect assumptions that can alienate large parts of a company's employee base, he added.

Perhaps someone's made incorrect assumptions about you or your objectives, or events are forcing you to reveal more than you care to.