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The moment one cause looks far better than every other on thin information is exactly the moment it most needs sceptical investigation.

Drawn from what Holden Karnofsky said

Subjectbehavioural science
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behavioural science Applying how people actually decide to policy, rather than assuming how they should.

Mental modelCognitive biases

What Holden Karnofsky actually said

  1. Holden Karnofsky Co-founder of GiveWell
    Yet it seems that when people are valuing one action far above others, based on thin information, this is the time when skeptical inquiry is needed most.

    Where this was said

    ↗Why we can’t take expected value estimates literally (even when they’re unbiased)blog.givewell.org

    18 Aug 2011

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