Gambler's Fallacy (Pep Talk)
A basketball player has missed nine shots in a row, and a teammate insists that means they're due. Every pep talk, it turns out, is a case study in the gambler's fallacy.
Transcript
[Basketball] "Sure, you've missed your last nine shots. But that just means you're due!" "Sigh. I suppose every pep talk is, on some level, a case study in gambler's fallacy."
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-09-03-gambler-s-fallacy/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)