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MENTAL MODEL · M0220

Galileo Gambit

Galileo Gambit
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-28

CORE DEFINITION

The association fallacy is a formal fallacy in which it is assumed that if a concept, whether physical or abstract, has certain properties, any other concept belonging to the same group as the first must also share these properties.

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The association fallacy is a formal fallacy in which it is assumed that if a concept, whether physical or abstract, has certain properties, any other concept belonging to the same group as the first m

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Logical fallacy — assuming one is a Galileo-like genius because one is opposed or ridiculed by the mainstream. In reality, most who are ridiculed are simply wrong. Being isolated does not equal being correct; what is needed is evidence, not the 'glory of persecution.'

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