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In his classic article, "Why Most Published Research Findings Are False" John Ioannidis explains why research that examines a "greater number and lesser preselection of tested relationships" is prone to this problem.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2021

Part of the explanation for why married people may live longer is a preselection bias — healthier people are more likely to get married in the first place.

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2021

A particle is first prepared in some initial state, a process called preselection.

From Scientific American • May 6, 2019

"After not qualifying in volleyball for 16 years, we had 18 athletes in our preselection and we are going to be there with 12 in the Olympic games," Miranda was quoted as saying.

From Reuters • Jul. 13, 2016

If it were true, your point number 1 is nonsense because it's not Murphy who is in error for throwing behind him it's Tejada who's in error for "preselection".

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2015