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@StingrayBadger Gambler's Fallacy, but also potentially / in my estimation:
Anchoring Bias, Availability Cascade, Availability Heuristic, (I would argue Accessibility Heuristic too),
Bandwagon Effect, False Consensus, Herd Instinct, Loss Aversion, Projection Bias,
Self-serving Bias, Semmelweis Reflex, and/or Zero-Risk Bias.

although sites.google.com/site/skeptica lists dunning-kruger
and iirc there was something about that one either being misrepresented, widely misunderstood, or just outdated -- idk.

And obviously:
neither you nor I nor readers / lurkers
are immune from any of these tendencies.

e.g. Attribution Bias, Experimenter's or Expectation Bias, Hawthorne Effect (all of social medoa tbh), Self-fulfilling Prophecy, Stereotyping, Trait Ascription Bias, White Hat Bias, and / or Wishful Thinking.

sites.google.comSkeptical Medicine - Cognitive Biases What are Cognitive Biases? Cognitive Biases are systematic errors that predispose one's thinking in favor of a certain viewpoint over other viewpoints. The scientific method was developed, among other reasons, to counteract these biases in order to derive objective knowledge. Biases are often

The 6th #edition of “The Young Hope,” organized by Fino a Prova Contraria, has concluded. Its purpose is to open the minds of #young #people regarding the important #issues of our #time thanks to the participation of prominent #state figures, both technical experts and #politicians.
This allows direct contact with decision-makers, bypassing traditional #media whose #analysis is often #biased.
The #hope is for even greater #youth involvement in these noble initiatives.