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Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, also called frequence bias: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases#Frequency_illusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L

Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, also called frequence bias: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases#Frequency_illusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases#Frequ... Not sure where it's got this name from, though.

TonyTrapp 6y ago
> Not sure where it's got this name from, though. It's right in the paragraph you linked: "It was named after an incidence of frequency illusion in which the Baader–Meinhof Group [0] was mentioned." [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army_Faction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army_Faction
StavrosK 6y ago
It gets the name from someone noticing that, after learning about the Baader-Meinhof gang, started seeing the name everywhere, and it stuck. I think it was on some forum in the 90s.