Click Bait
Content designed to attract clicks by using sensational or misleading headlines.
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“misleading design”
Berkson’s Paradox
A statistical phenomenon where two independent events appear to be correlated due to a selection bias.
Illusory Correlation
The perception of a relationship between two variables when no such relationship exists.
Anecdotal Fallacy
A logical fallacy where anecdotal evidence is used to make a broad generalization.
Numerosity Bias
The tendency to perceive a greater quantity as a better value, regardless of the actual utility.
Association Fallacy
A logical fallacy in which it is assumed that qualities of one thing are inherently qualities of another, due to an irrelevant association.
Vanity Metrics
Metrics that may look impressive but do not provide meaningful insights into the success or performance of a product or business, such as total page views or social media likes.
Representativeness
Representativeness is a heuristic in decision-making where individuals judge the probability of an event based on how much it resembles a typical case.
Pseudocertainty Effect
A cognitive bias where people perceive an outcome as certain while it is actually uncertain, based on how information is presented.