""**It is safe to assume that half of what you remember is wrong.** Our memories are riddled with inaccuracies, including the seemingly flawless flashbulb memories. Our faith in them can be harmless – or lethal. **Consider the widespread use of eyewitness testimony and police line-ups to identify criminals**. To trust such accounts without additional investigation is reckless, even if the witnesses are adamant that they would easily recognise the perpetrator again." -- --- **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[hindsight-bias]], [[story-bias]], [[fallacy-of-the-single-cause]], [[falsification-of-history]], [[teaching-anecdotes]] **Source** — [[202308101525 — B — The Art of Thinking Clearly]]