In social psychology, the fundamental attribution error is a cognitive attribution bias in which observers underemphasize situational and environmental factors for the behavior of an actor while overemphasizing dispositional or personality factors. In other words, observers tend to overattribute the behaviors of others to their personality (e.g., he is late because he’s selfish) and underattribute them to the situation or context (e.g., he is late because he got stuck in traffic).
exactly. so read it carefully, think about it for a minute, and then answer the question:
are you saying there were some outside factors that forced the man’s decision to buy the car and it was not in fact his own personality that made the choice?
if the answer is yes, then the comic is indeed an example of quoted bias. the problem is it is clearly not, so… bullshit.
You’re making that exact same fundamental attribution error, just at one layer deeper. Instead of assuming that they’re a bad driver, you’re assuming that it was their personal choice to buy that car. We don’t know anything about their life situation, or their circumstances.
Here’s some example outside factors to ponder:
Financial issues; it’s the only car they could afford
They got scammed at an auction via undisclosed mechanical issues and are in the process of correcting the issue
They’re driving their friend’s car home after taking them to hospital
The car spontaneously developed this issue out of nowhere
Financial issues; it’s the only car they could afford
which is exactly what i am talking about. if this is the only corvette you can afford, maybe try to think about if you can’t get through life without a corvette. these are not external circumstances, that was your decision.
The car spontaneously developed this issue out of nowhere
They got scammed at an auction via undisclosed mechanical issues and are in the process of correcting the issue
newer, more boring car for the same money would probably have smaller chance to develop such issue
They’re driving their friend’s car home after taking them to hospital
than this applies to the owner and not the current driver, but the principle stays
If they go above 20mph, the bomb will explode
well that would be the most boring movie ever 😆
look, this is not the hill i am prepared to die on. you do you and if you really want to buy such car, i am not going to beat you over your head because of it.
owning midlife crisis car is not a crime, but if i meet this guy on the street, i will definitely think “hey, a midlife crisis car” 🤷♂️
was he forced to buy unreliable midlife crisis car by some outside factors other than his own decision?
exactly. so read it carefully, think about it for a minute, and then answer the question:
are you saying there were some outside factors that forced the man’s decision to buy the car and it was not in fact his own personality that made the choice?
if the answer is yes, then the comic is indeed an example of quoted bias. the problem is it is clearly not, so… bullshit.
You’re making that exact same fundamental attribution error, just at one layer deeper. Instead of assuming that they’re a bad driver, you’re assuming that it was their personal choice to buy that car. We don’t know anything about their life situation, or their circumstances.
Here’s some example outside factors to ponder:
which is exactly what i am talking about. if this is the only corvette you can afford, maybe try to think about if you can’t get through life without a corvette. these are not external circumstances, that was your decision.
newer, more boring car for the same money would probably have smaller chance to develop such issue
than this applies to the owner and not the current driver, but the principle stays
well that would be the most boring movie ever 😆
look, this is not the hill i am prepared to die on. you do you and if you really want to buy such car, i am not going to beat you over your head because of it.
owning midlife crisis car is not a crime, but if i meet this guy on the street, i will definitely think “hey, a midlife crisis car” 🤷♂️