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Ignoring statistical base rates in favor of individuating information. Personal anecdotes always trump data.
Leads to poor risk assessment, medical misdiagnosis, and explains why personal stories trump statistical evidence.
This fallacy explains why people buy lottery tickets but don't buy insurance, and why medical students diagnose rare diseases.
"Breaking news: Local human discovers they're not as rational as they thought. Water is wet."
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