split hairs

It might sound pedantic to split hairs about the conspiracy theories that drive extremists like Mohn to do despicable things.

We know that America is fascinated by zombies: “The Walking Dead,” “Fear the Walking Dead,” “Zombieland” and now — even though aficionadoes may split hairs over this — “The Last of Us.”

Democratic lawmakers split hairs over details of a long-debated plan to demolish the crumbling Brutalist headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C.

“When it comes down to the last three or four teams, you have to really split hairs. Baseball is a game played in series. We weren’t looking at one-game scenarios unless that was the only data point.”

If you give scientists enough caffeine or other kinds of beverages, you can split hairs about, was that the perfect metaphor?