Logical fallacies, cognitive biases, and more
I always enjoy posts like this because I invariably learn something new. There’s some gems in here, some I hadn’t come across before, and some I had.
There are plenty of logical fallacies and cognitive biases amongst the ideas, which reminds me of this from Buster Benson. I’ve had a large poster of the linked image on the wall of my home office and it was always something people commented on.
![The image illustrates a fragile glass world on the edge of a cliff, with a lone figure in red standing at the brink, against a backdrop of light and dark gray skies.](https://thoughtshrapnel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DALL·E-2024-01-04-17.45.51-A-dramatic-surreal-stage-setting-depicting-a-fragile-glass-world-perched-precariously-on-a-cliffs-edge.-The-sky-is-a-mix-of-light-gray-and-dark-gray-1-1.png)
Woozle Effect: “A reliable way to make people believe in falsehoods is frequent repetition, because familiarity is not easily distinguished from truth.” - Daniel Kahneman.Source: 100 Little Ideas | Collab Fund Image: DALL-E 3[…]
Fact-Check Scarcity Principle: This article is called 100 Little Ideas but there are fewer than 100 ideas. 99% of readers won’t notice because they’re not checking, and most of those who notice won’t say anything. Don’t believe everything you read.
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Emotional Competence: The ability to recognize others’ emotions and respond to them productively. Harder and rarer than it sounds.