false analogy

a type of informal fallacy or a persuasive technique in which the fact that two things are alike in one respect leads to the invalid conclusion that they must be alike in some other respect. For example, The brain is in some respects like a computer: Computers receive and store input in discrete bits: Therefore, ideas in the brain are formed from discrete bits of information. See analogy.

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March 11th 2025

resource competition

mutual interference between cognitive resources involved in simultaneous effortful tasks. See dual-task competition.