overvalue

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Mr. Lefebvre ends up arguing against himself sometimes, and even asks at one point whether humans overvalue avian intelligence simply because we’re so smart.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"We sometimes overvalue the role of proprietary software in our organisations," Mr Maisto says, pointing out that for key services like word processing and email, open-source solutions work just fine.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

People tend to overvalue the tax break now versus the long-term consequences of a smaller benefit later, she says.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024

This bias describes our tendency to overvalue the present, often at the expense of the future.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2023

They’re also more likely to remember true “predictions,” overvalue coincidences, and ignore everything else.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos