"toupee fallacy" meaning in All languages combined

See toupee fallacy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: toupee fallacies [plural]
Etymology: In reference to the conventional wisdom that all toupees look bad, caused by the fact that good quality toupees are usually not noticed. Head templates: {{en-noun}} toupee fallacy (plural toupee fallacies)
  1. (logic) A form of selection bias in which something is wrongly judged to be of poor quality in general, caused by the fact that most people only notice poor quality instances of it. Categories (topical): Logic, Logical fallacies
    Sense id: en-toupee_fallacy-en-noun-2hIXL58c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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