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Base Rate Fallacy Weak Evidence Make Probability Judgment

The base rate fallacy uses weak evidence for a probability judgment while ignoring known statistical data.

Der Basisraten-Trugschluss verwendet schwache Beweise für eine Wahrscheinlichkeitseinschätzung und ignoriert dabei bekannte statistische Daten.

Fallacy Base rate fallacy
Definition and Examples using weak evidence to make a probability judgment without taking into account known empirical statistics about the probability.

Tags: fallacies, logic

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