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The "Vivid Means Accurate" Error
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It is an error to treat a memory's vividness or the rememberer's confidence as evidence of its accuracy.
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Accounts recorded the day after a major event and again years later diverge sharply while confidence stays high.
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This error carries real weight in courtrooms, where confidence is persuasive to juries and weakly related to accuracy.