shminux comments on Ruthless Extrapolation - Less Wrong

0 Post author: quanticle 13 July 2012 08:51PM

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Comment author: shminux 13 July 2012 09:47:03PM *  3 points [-]

I think it's known simply as extrapolation bias. It is not necessarily about first derivatives, but is in general about hasty generalization. None of the examples in the article show that there is a discernible higher-level trend anywhere.