Spotlight Fallacy: Difference between revisions

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:: A close cousin to the [[Anecdotal Fallacy]]. The [[Spotlight Fallacy]] is making a generalization based on how much news coverage a subject gets. This is fallacious because the news media tends to cover events that are less common than in real life, but it's an easy mistake to make. Many people believe that events that occur often on TV are common in real life.