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11Base rate fallacy — The base rate fallacy, also called base rate neglect or base rate bias, is an error that occurs when the conditional probability of some hypothesis H given some evidence E is assessed without taking into account the base rate or prior probability …
12Gambler's fallacy — The Gambler s fallacy, also known as the Monte Carlo fallacy (because its most famous example happened in a Monte Carlo Casino in 1913)[1], and also referred to as the fallacy of the maturity of chances, is the belief that if deviations from… …
13Parable of the broken window — The parable of the broken window was created by Frédéric Bastiat in his 1850 essay fr. Ce qu on voit et ce qu on ne voit pas ( That Which Is Seen and That Which Is Unseen ) to illuminate the notion of hidden costs.Bastiat uses this story to… …
14Ludic fallacy — The ludic fallacy is a term coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his 2007 book The Black Swan . Ludic is from the Latin ludus , meaning play . It is summarized as the misuse of games to model real life situations . [… …
15The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe — Infobox Podcast title = The Skeptics Guide to the Universe caption = The Skeptics Guide to the Universe s web page host = Steven Novella, MD, Evan Bernstein, Perry DeAngelis (May 4, 2005 ndash; August 8, 2007), Jay Novella, Robert Novella,… …
16The Muckrakers — This is about a band called The Muckrakers from Louisville, Kentucky. For the technical term about writers, see Muckraker. The Muckrakers The Muckrakers were a rock band from Louisville, Kentucky that formed in 1997. Contents …
17The Dragon's Teeth — Infobox Book | name = The Dragon s Teeth (also published as The Virgin Heiresses ) image caption = author = Ellery Queen country = United States language = English series = Ellery Queen mysteries genre = Mystery novel publisher = Stokes (1st… …
18Mathematical fallacy — In mathematics, certain kinds of mistakes in proof, calculation, or derivation are often exhibited, and sometimes collected, as illustrations of the concept of mathematical fallacy. The specimens of the greatest interest can be seen as… …
19Deductive fallacy — A deductive fallacy is defined as a deductive argument that is invalid. The argument itself could have true premises, but still have a false conclusion.[1] Thus, a deductive fallacy is a fallacy where deduction goes wrong, and is no longer a… …
20Boethius: from antiquity to the Middle Ages — John Marenbon Boethius is a difficult figure to place in the history of philosophy. Considered just in himself, he clearly belongs to the world of late antiquity. Born in 480, at a time when Italy was ruled by the Ostrogoths under their king,… …
