In the final round, they were still only 17…
In the final round, they were still only 17 percent accurate. The thirty-five additional pieces of information did, however, move their confidence level to 34 percent. All of the extra information made them no more accurate but a lot more confident.
— from The Mind in the Cockpit · Clear Thinking: The Art and Science of Making Better Decisions by Shane Parrish
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