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[pajchiwo's Clog] Cognition problems occur when there is just one right answer to a problem or a question. Surowiecki gave the example of a crowd’s nearly perfect ability to judge the weight of an ox: 787 people came within one pound of guessing its correct weight of 1198 pounds.

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