A particular manifestation of [[What You See is All There Is]] , facts that line up to a coherent story are easier to believe with confidence. **Facts coherent with a narrative make us more confident in our beliefs.** It also does not mean they are false. It means: > [!caution] Beware: is the story true? Or just coherent? > Are there additional, unseen facts or positions you may not be considering? This, too, is a bit of [[Confirmation Bias]] and can help explain (a bit) of the [[Halo Effect]]. All of these topics are lumped in series in [[Thinking Fast and Slow]]. It's easy to manipulate opinions by selectively crafting a coherent narrative using [[Biased Facts]]. This is actually **exactly** related to [[Correlation]] does not imply causation, come to think of it. Put another way: - An absence of alternative viewpoints make us likely to accept things at face value **** # More ## Source - [[Thinking Fast and Slow]] ## Related