轻重倒置

to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the incidental and neglect the main point); lacking a sense of perspective

lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental

to value quantity over quality

to reverse cause and effect; to put the horse before the cart

to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom); to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details

slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first; sense of priority