Fenno's paradox

Fenno's Paradox is the belief that people generally disapprove of the United States Congress as a whole, but support the Congressmen from their own Congressional district. It is named after political scientist Richard Fenno who discussed this in his 1978 book Home Style: House Members in Their Districts.^[1]

"Fenno's Paradox" has also been applied to areas other than politics including public schools. For example, U.S. citizens hate the public school system but like the school their children interact with.

Notes

↑ Kaplan, Johnathan E. "Reynolds casts aside six-year itch, counts on Fenno's Paradox" Accessed August 24, 2006.

Decision theory paradoxes

Abilene Apportionment Arrow's Buridan's ass Chainstore Condorcet's Decision-making Downs Fenno's Fredkin's Green Hedgehog's Inventor's Kavka's toxin puzzle Morton's fork Navigation Newcomb's Parrondo's Prevention Prisoner's dilemma Tolerance Willpower

List of paradoxes

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