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base rate fallacy
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base rate fallacy
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Noun
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base
rate
fallacy
(
plural
base rate fallacies
)
A common error in
logical
reasoning where an
effect
is attributed to an incorrect
cause
because the basic statistical ratios have not been taken into account.
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formal fallacy