Availability Bias

By Daniel Miessler on January 2nd, 2010: Tagged as Psychology
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    It's also a proportion issue. Their one experience is dependent on some attachment, putting it up against the near real world representation of statistical analysis. When they pull this data, it's increased in value by some magnification, providing proof that automatically knocks out scientifically accrued information, at least in their own perceptions.

    Hearing this lets me understand that they are wrong and will stay wrong, or are wrong right now and I can enjoy moving on towards better endeavors.

    George Burns: "Until his death he smoked as many as ten cigars a day." He is one man, and not more than one body. Calculated percentages allows for both theoretical options to be expressed, but it does not mean that in every random population that they would get to be equal, or that they are optional to either observe or ignore. The Process doesn't allow for that.


    One person, no matter the nature of their proposed importance, does not cancel out millions of others in the pool, nor are the others deniable unless they do not fit the qualifications, which must be relevant.
    -=T=-
  • This is my second biggest peeve in a discussion, next to red herrings.
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