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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Logical Fallacy of the Day!

Base rate fallacy


Base rate fallacy, also called base rate neglect or base rate bias, is a formal fallacy. If presented with related base rate information (i.e. generic, general information) and specific information (information only pertaining to a certain case), the mind tends to ignore the former and focus on the latter. [1]

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