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    Cognitive Bias Entry #0117

    Why round numbers feel like decisions and odd ones feel like maths

    A figure of 4,000 sounds chosen. A figure of 3,847 sounds derived. Precision is read as a claim that a calculation happened somewhere behind it.

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    The hidden part #0117

    A round number confesses it was chosen. A precise one asserts it was derived, and the assertion is free to make.

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