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McNamara fallacy

Summary

McNamara fallacy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Robert McNamara is named after McNamara fallacy[2].
  • McNamara fallacy's subclass of is recorded as sampling bias[3].
  • McNamara fallacy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07s418q[4].

Why It Matters

McNamara fallacy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Related Entities

Robert McNamara

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). McNamara fallacy. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mcnamara-fallacy
MLA “McNamara fallacy.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/mcnamara-fallacy.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mcnamara-fallacy_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{McNamara fallacy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mcnamara-fallacy}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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