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Support Miscalibration

A family of errors in which the degree or type of support claimed is stronger, weaker, or otherwise different from what the evidence actually warrants.

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This family unifies many inductive, Bayesian, and explanatory mistakes.

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Fallacies and Reasoning ErrorsStudents learn a systematic framework for fallacies by grouping common errors under fundamental patterns of reasoning failure, then traci…

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Bayesian and Problem-Solving FallaciesFallacies and Reasoning Errors Fundamental Fallacy FamiliesFallacies and Reasoning Errors Inductive, Abductive, and Best-Explanation FallaciesFallacies and Reasoning Errors

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