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It is a common error to misunderstand the base rate of an event. In this case, the frequency of media articles about Trump dwarf other political subjects. Or o
by linkregister 8mo ago
It is a common error to misunderstand the base rate of an event. In this case, the frequency of media articles about Trump dwarf other political subjects.
Or one could assume a vast conspiracy to explain the phenomenon.
- renewiltord 8mo agoFalse dichotomies like that are easy mistakes to make. Consider Reddit, no conspiracy, and yet overwhelmingly of some opinions. Coordination requiring conspiracies is naïve, but forgivable among novices of epistemology.
- linkregister 8mo agoObservers of this exchange will note the main point, the base rate fallacy, has not been addressed. Instead, a nit about rhetorical punctuation was indulged.