Heuristic

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A heuristic is a quick, intuitive strategy for reasoning or decision making, as opposed to more formal methods. Heuristics require much less time and energy to use, but sometimes go awry, producing [bias]bias. Common heuristics include:

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A heuristic is a quick, intuitive strategy for reasoning or decision making, as opposed to more formal methods. Heuristics require much less time and energy to use, but sometimes go awry, producing [bias]. Common heuristics include:

  • [Absurdity heuristic]
  • [Affect heuristic]
  • [Strangeness heuristic]