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    Prosecutor’s Fallacy

    Definition:

    Confusing the probability of evidence given innocence with the probability of innocence given that evidence.

    Example:

    Only one person in a million would match by chance, so the chance the matching suspect is innocent must be one in a million.

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    The Prosecutor's Fallacy

    Norman Fenton · EN

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