mfb comments on Right for the Wrong Reasons - LessWrong

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Comment author: mfb 25 January 2013 06:09:08PM 0 points [-]

I think it arises at the point where you did not even consider the alternative. This is a very subjective thing, of course.

If the probability of the actual outcome was really negligible (with a perfect evaluation by the prediction-maker), this should not influence the evaluation of predictions in a significant way. If the probability was significant, it is likely that the prediction-maker considered it. If not, count it as false.