Talk:Gambler's conceit

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False claim removed

The following false claim has been removed: "Another illustration of the gambler's conceit is in cases of harmful physical addictions, such as smoking or alcohol. Although illness or even death are nearly certain if the addict continues to use, the addict rationalizes that they will be able to quit before becoming ill, while still indulging their physical addiction until then. Thus, while continuing a risky action the addict believes they will be able to stop while continuing to perform it."

The fallacy comes from the assumption, that all smokers and drinkers eventually die of consequences of their habbit.

Ginekolog (talk) 23:43, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Even one source?

Can someone find a source for this? It must have come from a paper or book, but I can't find it on JSTOR or google books. Since it's really just a neologism, it might be better to merge it somewhere else. CMummert · talk 14:41, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]