Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

texas sharpshooter fallacy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: tex-as- sharp-shooter -fal-la-cy
IPA

47

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fallacy of ignoring differences in data while stressing the similarities.

Etymology

After a joke about a Texan who first fires shots at the side of a barn, then paints a target centered on the tightest cluster of hits to illustrate his prowess.

Inflected Forms

Texas sharpshooter fallacies (plural)

Questions

What does texas sharpshooter fallacy mean?: The fallacy of ignoring differences in data while stressing the similarities.
Where does texas sharpshooter fallacy come from?: After a joke about a Texan who first fires shots at the side of a barn, then paints a target centered on the tightest cluster of hits to illustrate his prowess.

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