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Base Rate Fallacy

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Base Rate Fallacy is a cognitive bias characterized by ignoring general statistical information in favor of specific case information.

Example: A test for a rare disease is 99% accurate; you test positive. Ignoring that the disease affects only 1 in 10,000, you assume you have it.

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