Re:Coronavirus skeptics, deniers: Why some of us stick to de...
by bjt on Thursday March 26, 2020 @07:01PM
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The body of the article contains a really good descriptions of the heuristic shortcuts we use, and their limitations.
The title, though, seems to assume the result. Trust in authority, confirmation bias, and sampling based on your peers' beliefs could just as well make you overestimate a risk as underestimate it.
The title, though, seems to assume the result. Trust in authority, confirmation bias, and sampling based on your peers' beliefs could just as well make you overestimate a risk as underestimate it.