Title: 8 Examples of Anecdotal Evidence - Simplicable
Headings: 8 Examples of Anecdotal Evidence
8 Examples of Anecdotal Evidence
Storytelling
Word of Mouth
Politics
Rumor & Innuendo
Advertising
Confirmation Bias
Cherry Picking
Hypothesis Formation
Cognitive Biases

Content: For example, arguing that tourists from a particular country are rude based on individual examples while ignoring all examples that concern the behavior of tourists from other nations or the behavior of locals themselves. Hypothesis Formation
The term anecdotal evidence is often used in research papers to highlight unreliable information that may be used as a starting point for rigorous investigation. For example, a medical research paper may mention the anecdotal evidence surrounding a traditional medicine as a reason for a hypothesis. Overview: Anecdotal Evidence
Type
Reasoning
Definition
A body of information based on accounts and narrative. Cognitive Biases
This is the complete list of articles we have written about cognitive biases. Ambiguity Effect
Anchoring
Backfire Effect
Base Rate
Biased
Biases
Circular Reasoning
Cognitive Bias
Cognitive Dissonance
Complexity Bias
Crab Mentality
Creeping Normality
Curse Of Knowledge
Decoy Effect
Ethnocentrism
Exposure Effect
False Analogy
False Hope
Fear Of Youth
Gambler's Fallacy
Golden Hammer
Halo Effect
Hindsight Bias
Optimism Bias
Peak-End Rule
Sour Grapes
Survivorship Bias
Victim Mentality
Wishful Thinking
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