toupee fallacy

See also: toupée fallacy

English

Etymology

In reference to the conventional wisdom that all toupees look bad, caused by the fact that good quality toupees are usually not noticed.

Noun

toupee fallacy (plural toupee fallacies)

  1. (logic) A form of selection bias in which a type of thing is judged to be of poor quality in general, caused by the fact that only poor quality instances of that thing are generally noticed.
    Alternative form: toupée fallacy
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