also known as the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon or frequency bias, is a cognitive bias in which, after noticing something for the first time, there is a tendency to notice it more often, leading someone to believe that it has an increased frequency of occurrence
Essentially once you learn of something, say train derailments, you start noticing it a lot even though the actual number of events might not have changed.
Certainly could be. I know it was also what was behind the whole "Someone is burning down food factories" thing that suddenly dropped out of the news again. Because let me tell you: As someone who lives in that part of the country, it happens all the time, and is usually not a big deal. I also didnt see anyone talking about grain elevator fires, even though those are far more frequent and are more likely to be deadly (unlike the plant fires).
At a guess, 'Frequency Illusion' because people are actually paying attention to this sort of thing for once.
What is Frequency Illusion?
Essentially once you learn of something, say train derailments, you start noticing it a lot even though the actual number of events might not have changed.
Gotcha. Thanks. Is this similar to how people think police are shooting unarmed men all the time?
Certainly could be. I know it was also what was behind the whole "Someone is burning down food factories" thing that suddenly dropped out of the news again. Because let me tell you: As someone who lives in that part of the country, it happens all the time, and is usually not a big deal. I also didnt see anyone talking about grain elevator fires, even though those are far more frequent and are more likely to be deadly (unlike the plant fires).
No, that's deliberate terrorist propaganda. They have called a man who was shooting his gun at police "unarmed" before.
As soon as I heard about the chicken farms being burned down I wondered if that applied but I never dug into it.
Kinda like how once you buy a jeep you start noticing all the idiots in their jeeps waving at you.
honest question. Would the church burning thing constitute as Frequency illusion or is there evidence to suggest otherwise?