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Ask HN: Whats is the name of this phenomenon mentioned regularly on HN?

3 pointsby amflarealmost 5 years ago
Every so often in the discussions under an article someone will bring up a phenomenon where a source will be wrong about a topic that someone is knowledgeable about or an expert on. But then when they source speaks on a subject that the individual in question knows little to nothing about, they will accept and believe it.<p>Does anyone know what the name of this phenomenon is called?

3 comments

pwgalmost 5 years ago
You may be thinking of &quot;Gell-Mann Amnesia&quot;:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.epsilontheory.com&#x2F;gell-mann-amnesia&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.epsilontheory.com&#x2F;gell-mann-amnesia&#x2F;</a>
waihtisalmost 5 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Media_bias" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Media_bias</a><p>Also related:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;nntaleb&#x2F;status&#x2F;942367860709609472?lang=en" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;nntaleb&#x2F;status&#x2F;942367860709609472?lang=e...</a>
RandomOpinionalmost 5 years ago
Gell-Mann ammnesia.