DanielLC comments on Open thread, October 2011 - Less Wrong
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Why does the argument "I've used math to justify my views, so it must have some validity" tend to override "Garbage In - Garbage Out"? It can be this thread:
or it can be the subprime mortgage default risk.
What is the name for this cognitive bias of trusting the conclusions more (or sometimes less) when math is involved?
He didn't use math to justify his views. He used it to state them.