Misleading to is the most common fixed pattern. Misleading for and misleading in are possible in specific contexts.
Use misleading to someone when information gives a false impression. Misleading for can describe something confusing for a group of people. Misleading in is usually limited to specific respects or contexts.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
To introduces the person affected by misleading information.
For can introduce the group affected by unclear information.
In usually refers to the aspect or respect in which something is misleading.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
To usually introduces the affected person, not the subject matter.
✕ The article is misleading to climate change. ✓ The article is misleading about climate change.In works best with a specific respect or area.
✓ The figures are misleading in several ways.For refers to the affected group generally, while to highlights the receiver of the false impression.
✓ The message was misleading to customers.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Misleading to is the more standard fixed pattern when referring to people.
Yes, especially when describing the way something is misleading.
About is common for topics, as in misleading about the risks.
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