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conjunction fallacy

formal fallacy that occurs when it is assumed that specific conditions are more probable than a single general one
Event Cognitive Bias Q2745415

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3 properties
Instance of
cognitive bias
Part of
psychological terminology[2]
Different from
Representativeness heuristic[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en conjunction fallacy en Linda problem ar مغالطة التزامن es Falacia de la conjuncion es Falacia de la conjunción fa مغالطه هم‌بستگی fr Biais de representativite fr Biais de représentativité he כשל צירופיות hu összekapcsolási téveszme id Kesesatan konjungsi id Masalah Linda it Fallacia della congiunzione ja リンダ問題 ja 合接の誤謬 ja 連言錯誤 pl błąd koniunkcji pl Uzasadnianie przez kombinację pl Złudzenie koniunkcji pt Falácia da conjunção
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Freebase ID
/m/036mxq
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
53764606
Quora topic ID
Conjunction-Fallacy

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Representativeness heuristic
Instance of 1
cognitive bias
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Representativeness heuristic
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Summary

conjunction fallacy is a cognitive bias[1].

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