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Episode 31: Branden Fitelson discusses reasoning fallacies

Elucidations

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This chapter explores reasoning fallacies, especially the base rate fallacy, and their impact on probabilistic reasoning. Through real-world examples and a classic probability puzzle, the discussion highlights how misjudgments about rarity and context can lead to incorrect conclusions, even among experts.

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