***Official Trying To Think Of A Word Thread***

[John Stamos]

Many times I find myself trying to think of a word and can't remember the word. Obviously, the internet can help a good amount of the time but sometimes I just can't find the word. This bugs me for quite some time until I eventually think of the word or forget about it. This thread is to try and get a collaborative effort on helping each other out in the thinking process.

The word I have been trying to think of lately is a word or term that is used to describe the underlying reason that something is happening economically. I am fairly sure it is a micro-economic term basically saying that "x" looks like the cause of something when in reality it is "y"

[BCR]

You have me stumped. My first thought was a paradox, of which there are many, but you wouldn't have trouble trying to recall the word paradox, and it usually means more that the theoretical assumption of causality has always been thought to be X, when in reality it is Y when it is used as an economic term, and usually involves a specific paradox named after the economist who approached the problem. It's also more used in macroeconomics. And it's more descriptive of a faulty assumption regarding the economy, rather than the underlying cause of an economic development. Post when you figure out the word you're thinking of.

[Muck Ficon]

Many times I find myself trying to think of a word and can't remember the word. Obviously, the internet can help a good amount of the time but sometimes I just can't find the word. This bugs me for quite some time until I eventually think of the word or forget about it. This thread is to try and get a collaborative effort on helping each other out in the thinking process.

The word I have been trying to think of lately is a word or term that is used to describe the underlying reason that something is happening economically. I am fairly sure it is a micro-economic term basically saying that "x" looks like the cause of something when in reality it is "y"

Fallacy of composition came to mind, but I don't think that's what you're looking for.

[donkeykilla]

Many times I find myself trying to think of a word and can't remember the word. Obviously, the internet can help a good amount of the time but sometimes I just can't find the word. This bugs me for quite some time until I eventually think of the word or forget about it. This thread is to try and get a collaborative effort on helping each other out in the thinking process.

The word I have been trying to think of lately is a word or term that is used to describe the underlying reason that something is happening economically. I am fairly sure it is a micro-economic term basically saying that "x" looks like the cause of something when in reality it is "y"

fiscal responsibility. Probably not.

[SixToedPete]

Many times I find myself trying to think of a word and can't remember the word. Obviously, the internet can help a good amount of the time but sometimes I just can't find the word. This bugs me for quite some time until I eventually think of the word or forget about it. This thread is to try and get a collaborative effort on helping each other out in the thinking process.

The word I have been trying to think of lately is a word or term that is used to describe the underlying reason that something is happening economically. I am fairly sure it is a micro-economic term basically saying that "x" looks like the cause of something when in reality it is "y"

Perhaps these words will help you find it.

indicators
benchmarks
CART (Classification And Regression Tree)
false positives
indicia
anomaly
aberration

Good luck!

[Deal]

fundamental cause

[shortbuspoker]

You've got me stumped and I actually have a degree in economics. Of course I didn't pay much attention and the majority of my core classes were actually business and finance related. In short, I'm fucking useless.

[GrenadaRoger]

two stabs at the word:

Correlation
Co-incidence

[John Stamos]

These are all really good stabs at it but none of them are the word I am thinking of. Obviously a few of these words and terms mean basically what the world I am looking for means but I am looking for another word. The funny thing is I know exactly where I was in my economics class when this term was discussed and it was put on the board for like 5 minutes before it was erased. I can't see the word though. Maybe I am just destined to never know this word or I heard it and it's just not registering as being it.

Everyone else can use this thread to try and think of their words they are stumped on.

[devidee]

My word is poontang.

[shortbuspoker]

Maybe some variation of the word causality such as causation?

[Deal]

My word is poontang.

[Benjamin's Mom]

These are all really good stabs at it but none of them are the word I am thinking of. Obviously a few of these words and terms mean basically what the world I am looking for means but I am looking for another word. The funny thing is I know exactly where I was in my economics class when this term was discussed and it was put on the board for like 5 minutes before it was erased.

Externalities, maybe? That might be a stretch; I usually think of those as unanticipated contributing factors rather than the "true cause" of something. And you probably would have encountered that term more frequently.

[Dan Druff]

These are all really good stabs at it but none of them are the word I am thinking of. Obviously a few of these words and terms mean basically what the world I am looking for means but I am looking for another word. The funny thing is I know exactly where I was in my economics class when this term was discussed and it was put on the board for like 5 minutes before it was erased.

Externalities, maybe? That might be a stretch; I usually think of those as unanticipated contributing factors rather than the "true cause" of something. And you probably would have encountered that term more frequently.

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[Deal]

Externalities, maybe? That might be a stretch; I usually think of those as unanticipated contributing factors rather than the "true cause" of something. And you probably would have encountered that term more frequently.

first post

I hope you did an IP check. The IQ check eliminates the most likely dupes, she just may be the real deal.

[John Stamos]

These are all really good stabs at it but none of them are the word I am thinking of. Obviously a few of these words and terms mean basically what the world I am looking for means but I am looking for another word. The funny thing is I know exactly where I was in my economics class when this term was discussed and it was put on the board for like 5 minutes before it was erased.

Externalities, maybe? That might be a stretch; I usually think of those as unanticipated contributing factors rather than the "true cause" of something. And you probably would have encountered that term more frequently.

Yea it's not that but you are definitely on the right track. I don't know why these things bug me so much but not remembering a term or a word bugs the hell out of me (which is odd because I can't remember people's names who I have literally just met). I have one of those memories where I can remember what people said, what people were wearing, where I was, what was happening at the time...but that is only if I am focused on the task. I probably wasn't focused in this particular class and just can't figure it out. I remember going online and looking at a very long list of economic terms and couldn't find it, so either I am misremembering the word and it's one I already came across and possibly one that was even named in this thread and my brain isn't registering it, or it's just a term my particular professor made up.

Thanks for the help everyone

[Dan Druff]

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I hope you did an IP check. The IQ check eliminates the most likely dupes, she just may be the real deal.

She's the real deal, and passes both the IP and IQ checks.

[GrenadaRoger]

These are all really good stabs at it but none of them are the word I am thinking of. Obviously a few of these words and terms mean basically what the world I am looking for means but I am looking for another word. The funny thing is I know exactly where I was in my economics class when this term was discussed and it was put on the board for like 5 minutes before it was erased.

Externalities, maybe? That might be a stretch; I usually think of those as unanticipated contributing factors rather than the "true cause" of something. And you probably would have encountered that term more frequently.

I believe externalities refers to additional costs or benefits that are borne by a party not part of the activity or transaction...those extenatilities are not reflected in the price of a good/activity. For example, a beekeeper operating hives to make money has an positive externality of the bees pollinating the trees or plants in the area; conversely a casino operating in a neighboorhood brings traffic congestion that the area's residents must endure (a negative externality)

I think the OP is looking for something like a non-explanitory variable with positive correlation to the outcome variable...

[Brittney Griner's Clit]

It's causation like that short bus said. It's not ringing any bells because you were dropped on your head as a baby. Your mom thought you deserved it. Derived Demand in her opinion. As soon as your head it the floor she screamed "Correlation does not imply causation!"

Then your Dad came over and whipped out his massive johnson and peed on you.

[John Stamos]

It's causation like that short bus said. It's not ringing any bells because you were dropped on your head as a baby. Your mom thought you deserved it. Derived Demand in her opinion. As soon as your head it the floor she screamed "Correlation does not imply causation!"

Then your Dad came over and whipped out his massive johnson and peed on you.