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You assume everyone agrees with your private opinion.
The false consensus effect leads you to overestimate how many people share your beliefs.
You interpret your own viewpoint as standard or logical, so you naturally assume others hold the same perspective. This bias is reinforced by spending time with like-minded peers. Consequently, you are often surprised when you encounter opposing views in the broader population.
Your social circle acts as an echo chamber.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Ross, Greene, and House, 1977
- What the check found
- The definition of the false consensus effect is accurate and the 1977 paper by Ross, Greene, and House is the correct canonical source, even though the provided reference material does not contain the citation.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
Related
One of these every day, and every one names the study it came from. When a finding is contested, it says so.