Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toupee fallacy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: toupee -fal-la-cy
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of selection bias in which a thing whose quality is measured in terms of being difficult to detect is wrongly judged to be of poor quality in general, caused by the fact that most people only notice poor-quality instances of it.

Example Sentences

"Not all toupees are bad, but you only spot the bad toupees. That's the toupee fallacy."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

toupee fallacies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

toupée fallacy

Questions

What does toupee fallacy mean?: A form of selection bias in which a thing whose quality is measured in terms of being difficult to detect is wrongly judged to be of poor quality in general, caused by the fact that most people only notice poor-quality instances of it.
Where does toupee fallacy come from?: In reference to the conventional wisdom that all toupees look bad, caused by the fact that good quality toupees are usually not noticed.

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