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While there is a certain amount of probability assumptions in Mafia (see [[...and they all lived happily ever after]]), relying on them to the exclusion of actually reading player behavior within a particular game can be dangerous. Assumptions of probability implying certainty can be particularly hard to spot, because the player making the initial argument can later say that they never meant to imply that the (worst possible) scenario ''would'' happen, only that it ''could'' happen. | While there is a certain amount of probability assumptions in Mafia (see [[...and they all lived happily ever after]]), relying on them to the exclusion of actually reading player behavior within a particular game can be dangerous. Assumptions of probability implying certainty can be particularly hard to spot, because the player making the initial argument can later say that they never meant to imply that the (worst possible) scenario ''would'' happen, only that it ''could'' happen. | ||
This is not to be confused with actually calculating odds and making the most statistically sound choice. | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:04, 24 October 2009
An appeal to probability involves the assumption that because something can happen, it necessarily will happen. It can often be used as a form of Appeal to Emotion, particularly fear.
While there is a certain amount of probability assumptions in Mafia (see ...and they all lived happily ever after), relying on them to the exclusion of actually reading player behavior within a particular game can be dangerous. Assumptions of probability implying certainty can be particularly hard to spot, because the player making the initial argument can later say that they never meant to imply that the (worst possible) scenario would happen, only that it could happen.
This is not to be confused with actually calculating odds and making the most statistically sound choice.