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Weird Facts

Anchoring makes first numbers powerful

Psychology · Biases · V6.8 patch 148 / curated weird facts

An initial number can pull later estimates toward it even when the anchor is arbitrary.

TopicPsychology · Biases
SourceV6.8 patch 148 / curated weird facts
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