Distinction Bias

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Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconcomparing makes difference seem bigger
Executive Parlancecomparative exaggeration
Scholarly Discourseevaluative contrast
Babel ZenithDistinction Bias
Origin: Decision Theory

Etymology & Meaning

Overweighting differences when comparing options side by side.

In the Boardroom

Feature differences mattering more in comparison than in use.

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