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Conjunction fallacy

A conjunction effect or Linda problem is a bias or mistake in reasoning where adding extra details (an "and" statement or logical conjunction; mathematical shorthand: ∧ {\displaystyle \land } ) to a sentence makes it appear more likely. Logically, this is not possible, because adding more claims can make a true statement false, but cannot make false…

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Conjunction fallacy

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Conjunction fallacy

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related to Criticism · 12
Conjunction fallacy → Critics, Gerd Gigerenzer, Gigerenzer, He, However, If, Kahneman, Linda, Many, Ralph Hertwig, The, Tversky
related to Tversky & Kahneman (1981) · 12
Conjunction fallacy → Another, Bill, Kahneman, Linda, Poland, Policy, Soviet Union, The, There, They, Tversky, United States
related to Debiasing · 3
Conjunction fallacy → Drawing, In, Linda
related to External links · 2
Conjunction fallacy → Conjunction, Fallacy
related to Other examples · 2
Conjunction fallacy → Linda, While
is a · 1
Conjunction fallacy → type of extension neglect

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Conjunction fallacyis atype of extension neglect0.90text
the wordinginstance ofCriticismCritics such as Gerd Gigerenzer and Ralph Hertwig criticized the Linda problem on grounds0.80text
framinginstance ofCriticismCritics such as Gerd Gigerenzer and Ralph Hertwig criticized the Linda problem on grounds0.80text
Conjunction fallacyrelated to CriticismCritics0.60section
Conjunction fallacyrelated to CriticismGerd Gigerenzer0.60section
Conjunction fallacyrelated to CriticismRalph Hertwig0.60section
Conjunction fallacyrelated to CriticismLinda0.60section
Conjunction fallacyrelated to CriticismThe0.60section
Conjunction fallacyrelated to CriticismGigerenzer0.60section
Conjunction fallacyrelated to CriticismHe0.60section
Conjunction fallacyrelated to CriticismMany0.60section
Conjunction fallacyrelated to CriticismTversky0.60section

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