The Cave-Dwelling Survivorship Bias

The Cave-Dwelling Survivorship Bias
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The perfect illustration of survivorship bias! Just like how archaeologists find ancient remains in caves and conclude "cave dwellers everywhere!" – the meme shows a WWII bomber diagram with bullet holes (red dots) marked only where planes returned safely. The missing data? All the planes that got hit in the critical spots never made it back! It's the scientific equivalent of saying "I only die on days I don't drink coffee, therefore coffee makes me immortal!" *adjusts imaginary lab goggles* Classic logical fallacy wrapped in anthropological humor!

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