toupee fallacy
See also: toupée fallacy
English
editEtymology
editIn reference to the conventional wisdom that all toupees look bad, caused by the fact that good quality toupees are usually not noticed.
Noun
edittoupee fallacy (plural toupee fallacies)
- (logic) A form of selection bias in which something is wrongly judged to be of poor quality in general, caused by the fact that most people only notice poor quality instances of it.
- Alternative form: toupée fallacy
- Not all toupees are bad, but you only spot the bad toupees. That's the toupee fallacy.