This article is an excerpt from the Shortform summary of “The Black Swan” by Nassim Taleb. Shortform has the world’s best summaries of books you should be reading. Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here . What is the black swan fallacy? How is it most famous today? The black swan fallacy is the tendency of people to ignore evidence that contradicts their beliefs and assumptions. This fallacy can also refer to the tendency to believe that things they’ve never witnessed don’t exist. We’ll cover the roots of the black swan fallacy and look at modern-day, black-swan-fallacy … Continue reading Black Swan Fallacy: Why You See What You Want to See