Personal Incredulity
fallacy
Summary: Reject a claim because it is hard to imagine.
Lack of understanding or imagination substitutes for evidence, so complex ideas are dismissed outright.
Pattern prevalence
- Authors: top 0%, bottom 0%, overall 0.1%
- Publications: top 0.5%, bottom 0.4%, overall 0.1%
- Articles: top 0%, bottom 0%, overall 0%
Recent example
ultimately forgiven under the Biden administration. “It strains credulity to think SBA’s General Counsel Peggy Hamilton was doing anything other than hiding her Planned Parenthood records from Congressional and public scrutiny and oversight,” Ernst wrote. “That’s not something she is allowed
Recent articles
Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs Game 4 best bets include a side and two player props 22.4%
OutKick - By Geoff Clark - 5/24/2026, 6:39 PM
Recency Bias 9.3% - Confirmation Bias 9% - Appeal to Emotion 9%
Besides the New York Knicks, who are destroying the East, the Oklahoma City Thunder had the most impressive performance so far this postseason vs. the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the 2026 Western Conference Finals. The Thunder weathered the storm after the Spurs 15 points in their 123-108 Game 3 win. The foul merchant himself, Shai... more
CIA director travels to Havana to meet with Cuban officials 40%
NBC News - 5/14/2026, 11:47 PM
Appeal to Authority 28% - Politically Right Leaning Bias 24.7% - Availability Heuristic 13.9%
Some more international entry with some breaking news into us now. We're just learning the director of the CIA has met with Cuban officials in Havana today. Look at this. A CIA official tells us that John Rackcliffe was in their words in Havana to personally deliver President Trump's message that the US is prepared to engage on economic... more
Frontier flight STRIKES PERSON on Denver runway 57.2%
Fox News - 5/9/2026, 11:30 AM
Anecdotal 42.7% - Hasty Generalization 42.2% - False Dilemma 37.1%
Breaking overnight at Denver International Airport where Frontier Airlines reports one of its planes struck a person on the runway during takeoff. >> Maline Rivera out of DC with the latest on what happened over at DIA. Morning Maddie. >> Hi. Good morning, guys. Yeah, stunning incident here. There are a few details we're working to... more
Pentagon releases declassified UFO files detailing more than 400 incidents 93%
NBC News - 5/9/2026, 2:07 AM
Biased Writer Voice 34.1% - Appeal to Authority 31.4% - Indoctrination 28.4%
More mysterious images just revealed. 160 government files detailing 400 alleged UFO encounters, including this infrared military video from 2013 of what appears to be an eight-pointed star streaking across the sky. Mysterious white and black aerial blips that defy the laws of physics. More grainy still images of the unexplained. And... more
Pentagon releases declassified UFO files 91.4%
NBC News - 5/9/2026, 12:56 AM
Appeal to Authority 32.9% - Hasty Generalization 20.8% - Personal Incredulity 19%
Tonight, more mysterious images just revealed. 160 government files detailing 400 alleged UFO encounters, including this infrared military video from 2013 of what appears to be an eight-pointed star streaking across the sky. Mysterious white and black aerial blips that defy the laws of physics. More grainy still images of the... more
Uproar in Tennessee after new congressional map is approved that erases majority Black district 71.2%
CBS News - 5/8/2026, 12:26 PM
Appeal to Emotion 26.1% - Availability Heuristic 17.6% - Negativity Bias 15.7%
CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe who is covering the new congressional maps just approved in Tennessee. Chaos at the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville Thursday as Democratic lawmakers and protesters tried to stop legislation breaking up the state's only Democratic House seat. Yelling, holding signs, calling... more
Shark or sea monster? The Canadian marine mystery that still intrigues experts 90 years on 23.3%
The Guardian - By Leyland Cecco - 5/7/2026, 11:00 AM
Confirmation Bias 15.2% - Appeal to Authority 15.1% - Negativity Bias 14.3%
Its head resembled a dog’s, its downturned nose a camel’s, and at the end of its reptilian body was the tail of horse. Witnesses say it was covered in a thin white film. When the remains of a strange creature were pulled from the stomach of a sperm whale, most of those present agreed: it was a sea monster – or at least something unknown... more
Alleged JPMorgan victim who claimed in lawsuit exec turned him into her sex slave is unmasked... as multiple scandals spark crisis at America's biggest bank: 'Everyone's wondering what Jamie thinks' 33.3%
Daily Mail Online - By Luke Kenton, James Reinl - 4/30/2026, 11:39 PM
Negativity Bias 31.3% - Burden of Proof 19.9% - Anecdotal 19.2%
A former JPMorgan Chase staffer who anonymously accused a female executive of sexual harassment and abuse in a stunning lawsuit has been identified to the Daily Mail by multiple insiders. Chirayu Rana, 35, accused JPMC executive director Lorna Hajdini, 37, of coercing him into 'non-consensual and humiliating sex acts' over several months... more
There’s one word to describe Trump and Hegseth’s approach to the Iran war: incompetence 56.7%
MS NOW - By Chris Hayes - 4/30/2026, 5:29 PM
Negativity Bias 46.6% - Unattributed Quote 46.6% - Biased Writer Voice 37.9%
This is an adapted excerpt from the April 29 episode of “All In with Chris Hayes.” Donald Trump’s war on Iran turns two months old this week. That means he is required by law to seek authorization from Congress by Friday to continue the war. But more than 60 days into this conflict, Trump is not seeking a war declaration. He also is not... more
Ernst demands DOJ probe into Biden admin’s alleged cover-up of illegal Planned Parenthood loans 71.2%
One America News Network - By Lillian Mann - 4/29/2026, 6:58 PM
Confirmation Bias 33.8% - Unattributed Quote 20.1% - Appeal to Authority 19.7%
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 27: U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) arrives at the U.S. Capitol on January 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is discussing DHS funding as tensions remain high in Minneapolis after the shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal agents. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) OAN Staff Lillian Mann 6:54 PM –... more