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adamzerner comments on Open thread, 16-22 June 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: adamzerner 16 June 2014 02:48:46PM 3 points [-]

Is there a formal cognitive bias along the lines of "reversed stupidity is not intelligence".

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 17 June 2014 01:42:44AM 1 point [-]

Closely related is the "horns effect," named by analogy to the "halo effect."

Comment author: adamzerner 17 June 2014 02:53:55PM 1 point [-]

Sort of. From what I understand, the halo/horns effects are about how favorable/unfavorable characteristics of the person influence beliefs you have about the person. Like how smart or skilled they are. Not about whether claims unrelated to the person are true.