It doesn't actually: > Conflation is the merging of two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, or opinions into one, often in error. It can be done as a r

It doesn't actually: > Conflation is the merging of two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, or opinions into one, often in error. It can be done as a rhetorical ploy, but that's not part of the definition, it can also simply be a mistake.