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Base rate fallacy

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The base rate fallacy, also called base rate neglect or base rate bias, is a type of fallacy in which people tend to ignore the base rate (e.g., general prevalence) in favor of the information pertaining only to a specific case. Base rate neglect is a specific form of the more general extension neglect.

Base rate fallacy - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Logic error due to ignoring the base rate A hospital receiving more vaccinated COVID-19 patients than unvaccinated ones might suggest that the vaccine is ineffective, but such an imbalance is to be expected within a highly vaccinated population. [ 1 ] The base rate fallacy , also called base rate neglect [ 2 ] or base rate bias , is a type of fallacy in which people tend to ignore the base rate (e.g., general prevalence ) in favor of the information pertaining only to a specific case. [ 3 &#

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