tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592585158759660405.post151875051342478887..comments2023-09-09T04:03:47.793-07:00Comments on Agent Kelly: Biased Sample and the Spotlight FallacyNicole Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899018369184674127noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592585158759660405.post-63072585084586912282008-01-29T18:19:00.000-08:002008-01-29T18:19:00.000-08:00I think we should be reminded every day, as this i...I think we should be reminded every day, as this is the insidious logic error that sets so many social and legal policies. Racial profiling, for instance, is the most absurd case of this fallacy. This http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/02/06/060206fa_fact is a really excellent article about racial profiling and why it, and other spotlight fallacies, fails.Nicole Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899018369184674127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592585158759660405.post-60048582334193272812008-01-29T18:17:00.000-08:002008-01-29T18:17:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nicole Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899018369184674127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592585158759660405.post-24302599608046748472008-01-29T17:29:00.000-08:002008-01-29T17:29:00.000-08:00More logic! Yay! The reason advertising works is...More logic! Yay! The reason advertising works is this principle. If I see it, even if I know it's just an ad, a fake scenario, it must be true. <BR/><BR/>Stereotypes are fallacious and stupid. But we all need to be reminded, don't we?writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.com