That sounds similar to an XY problem. You actually need help with X, but you think you already know how to go about it so you ask about your approach, Y, inste

That sounds similar to an XY problem. You actually need help with X, but you think you already know how to go about it so you ask about your approach, Y, instead... resulting in whatever answers you get being much worse than if you had actually clearly explained what you were doing in the first place.