Texan Sharpshooter

Imagine a man firing a shotgun randomly at the side of a barn. Afterward, he walks up to a cluster of bullet holes, paints a target around them, and loudly proclaims himself a brilliant marksman. This absurd scenario perfectly describes how human beings process information every single day. The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy is our innate, desperate need to find meaning in pure chaos. We ignore the ...