McNamara fallacy
Sign in to saveAlso known as quantitative fallacy, quantitative fallacies
making a decision based solely on quantitative observations (or metrics) and ignoring all others
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Within Vinony's link graph, McNamara fallacy is referenced by 177 other articles, and connects out to irrelevant conclusion, anecdotal evidence and not invented here.
It is catalogued under topics including Inductive fallacies and Metaphors referring to people.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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irrelevant conclusion
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anecdotal evidence
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not invented here
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association fallacy
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George W. Bush
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truth
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Vietnam War
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International Standard Book Number
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Da Nang
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digital object identifier
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The Pentagon
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Donald Rumsfeld
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guerrilla warfare
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Occam's razor
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War on Terrorism
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OCLC, Inc.
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PubMed
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