You are not so smart

You are not so smart is a blog dedicated to explaining self-delusions. The most recent post is on the Texas sharpshooter fallacy:

The Misconception: You take randomness into account when determining cause and effect.
The Truth: You tend to ignore random chance when the results seem meaningful or when you want a random event to have a meaningful cause.

Posted by Matt Blackwell at September 14, 2010 6:33 PM