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Categorical Misattribution

When the wrong name on the door isn't a person but an entire category. "Folk medicine" versus "institutional research." "Elite lab" versus "distributed contributors." The label determines where researchers look. Tu Youyou found artemisinin because someone looked in the right category. The field hadn't for 1,600 years.

— defined in 159th Edition, May 11, 2026
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May 2026first appeared
May 2026most recent
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The arc

Appears across 2 pieces (1 defined it · 1 discussed it in essays): when this term was part of the conversation. First surfaces May 2026.

Across the corpus (2 — 1 defined · 1 discussed)

Discussed The Wrong Name on the DoorW19 · May 7, 2026
Defined 159th EditionW19 · May 11, 2026