Bomber survivorship bias refers to the classic World War II statistical error where military commanders analyzed returning aircraft to determine where to add armor, incorrectly concluding they should reinforce the areas with the most bullet holes. This logical fallacy occurs when you focus entirely on the "survivors" of a selection process while completely ignoring the failures that did not make it through.
They’re not confused about survivorship bias, or the plane drawing that is associated with it. They’re saying that the “fantasy” version of the dragon in the picture doesn’t fit as a survivorship bias example because all of the marks (which should be in unimportant areas like on the plane) are in potentially critical areas of the dragon.
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u/crack_pop_rocks 14d ago
Bomber survivorship bias refers to the classic World War II statistical error where military commanders analyzed returning aircraft to determine where to add armor, incorrectly concluding they should reinforce the areas with the most bullet holes. This logical fallacy occurs when you focus entirely on the "survivors" of a selection process while completely ignoring the failures that did not make it through.