Ignoring the difference while focusing on the similarities, thus coming to an inaccurate conclusion. Similar to the gambler’s fallacy , this is an example of inserting meaning into randomness.
Examples:
- _The “prophet” Nostradamus wrote about 500 years ago:
Beasts wild with hunger will cross the rivers,
The greater part of the battle will be against Hister.
He will cause great men to be dragged in a cage of iron,
When the son of Germany obeys no..._
Synonyms: clustering illusion