The cognitive error of accepting a convenient, low-effort piece of evidence as definitive proof, while ignoring the mountain of complex, contradictory, or difficult-to-obtain evidence. It’s the mental shortcut that prefers a simple,
lazy answer over a complicated
truth. This bias allows people to "prove" their point by pointing to a
single, easily digestible factoid, a meme, or a headline, while dismissing nuanced studies or expert consensus as "too complicated."