False Consensus

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconeveryone thinks like me
Executive Parlanceopinion projection
Scholarly Discoursebelief universalization
Babel ZenithFalse Consensus Effect
Origin: Social Psychology

Etymology & Meaning

Overestimating how many people share your views.

In the Boardroom

Assuming the market wants what you want.

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