In his 1948 book, "Principles and Deceptions", Arthur Buckley questions the accuracy of the term. Since that time, magicians have debated use of the term "misdirection", creating a great deal of discussion about what it is and how it works. Buckley drew a distinction between "misdirection" and "direction". One being a negative term, and the other positive. Ultimately, he equates the two as the same thing: "If a performer by some means has directed the thoughts of his audience to the conclusion that he has done something which he has not done, he has wrongly directed them into this belief, hence, misdirection."