#  You are not so smart 

 





September 14, 2010

 

 

[You are not so smart](http://youarenotsosmart.com/) is a blog dedicated to explaining self-delusions. The most recent [post](http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/09/11/the-texas-sharpshooter-fallacy/#more-689) is on the [Texas sharpshooter fallacy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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](http://www.iq.harvard.edu/blog/sss/archives/author/matt-blackwell/) at September 14, 2010 6:33 PM



 

 

 



 

 

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