I tried writing an essay arguing that popular distaste for politicians is due largely to base rate neglect leading people to think they are worse than they are: http://www.gwern.net/Notes#politicians-are-not-unethical (I don’t think it works, though.)
Also, the Edwards example you gives suggests that one story may not be sufficient (I don’t know how many times the Enquirer reported on it before other media picked it up, but I know the rest did only months later).
Caching. (This has been enough of a problem with linking to new content—people having the old page cached—that I’ve been thinking of turning it off, even with the speed/bandwidth hit.)
I tried writing an essay arguing that popular distaste for politicians is due largely to base rate neglect leading people to think they are worse than they are: http://www.gwern.net/Notes#politicians-are-not-unethical (I don’t think it works, though.)
Heart → Hearst.
Also, the Edwards example you gives suggests that one story may not be sufficient (I don’t know how many times the Enquirer reported on it before other media picked it up, but I know the rest did only months later).
Thanks; I’ve incorporated both.
I can’t find that content on that page.
Caching. (This has been enough of a problem with linking to new content—people having the old page cached—that I’ve been thinking of turning it off, even with the speed/bandwidth hit.)
Thanks.