Heuristic

A heuristic is a quick, intuitive strategy for reasoning or decision making, as opposed to more formal methods. Heuristics require much less time and energy to use, but sometimes go awry, producing bias. Common heuristics include:

• Absurdity heuristic
• Affect heuristic
• Strangeness heuristic

See Also

• Bias

References

Less Wrong Articles

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