Swimmer’s Body Illusion
Professional swimmers have perfect bodies not because of their training. Instead, they become good swimmers because of their physique.
Similarly, students from best universities are relatively more successful not just because of the quality of its education, but rather because of their highly selective admission.
People mistake what determines the selection with the result.
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The book is a compilation of 99 logical fallacies and thinking error. I put together only the most relevant to me in this list.
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The "swimmer's body illusion"
It's a thinking mistake and it occurs when we confuse selection factors with results.
Professional swimmers don't have perfect bodies because they train extensively. Rather, they are good swimmers because of their physiques.
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