Apophenia:
Apophenia (/æpoʊˈfiːniə/) is the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things. [Wikipedia]
Noted in the list Cognitive Biases and Heuristics in “Highly Effective Thinkers: Critical Thinking for Teens,” Timothy Redmond, Skeptical Inquirer (May/June 2025, paywall). A lovely article on strategies for communicating survival skills in the Digital Age to teenagers, or, as I think of it, skills for self-awareness.
