English Explanatory Dictionary

base rate fallacy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

base rate fallacy base rate fallacies
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