tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131794231697217573.post5926292254282070171..comments2024-03-28T09:06:16.955+01:00Comments on Häggström hävdar: A spectacularly uneven AI reportOlle Häggströmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07965864908005378943noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131794231697217573.post-75829064797388546612018-04-05T11:34:36.439+02:002018-04-05T11:34:36.439+02:00Thanks - yes, they seem related! Both are conclusi...Thanks - yes, they seem related! Both are conclusions about the premise based on an assessment of the consequences. The distinction seems to be that "appeal to consequences" is based on a judgement of whether consequences are desirable, while "belief bias" is based on a judgement of whether consequences seem plausible (for intuitive or whatever other reasons).<br /><br />To me, belief bias seems closer to being rational, at least in a Bayesian reasoning sense of the word.Rasmusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131794231697217573.post-79161000255119523852018-04-05T11:20:04.289+02:002018-04-05T11:20:04.289+02:00Thanks, Rasmus! Elsewhere I got the suggestion bel...Thanks, Rasmus! Elsewhere I got the suggestion <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief_bias" rel="nofollow"><i>belief bias</i></a>. They seem quite similar. Olle Häggströmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965864908005378943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131794231697217573.post-53672414318748247922018-04-05T11:05:51.545+02:002018-04-05T11:05:51.545+02:00Yes, the fallacy does have a name: Appeal to conse...Yes, the fallacy does have a name: Appeal to consequences. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_consequences<br /><br />There is also a funny illustration of the fallacy in Ali Almossawi's "An illustrated book of bad arguments".Rasmusnoreply@blogger.com