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 {{quote|''When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that is news.''|John B. Bogart, editor, ''New York Sun''}}
-== Also Called ==
+Also Called
 * Man Bites Dog (see page quote)
 * Misleading Vividness
 * The Volvo Fallacy
-:: 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.
+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.
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