This is called the XY problem https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/66378 https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/66378 . You ask for X, I tell you that what you really wan

This is called the XY problem https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/66378 https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/66378 . You ask for X, I tell you that what you really want is Y, I bully you, and I become more convinced that you and people that ask for X want Y.