This chapter talks about the downsides of ‘thin slicing’ thus presenting the Warren Harding error. Gladwell claims that when we let our unconscious biases evade the blink operation, our perceptions are frequently incorrect. He introduces his idea by recalling the election that took place in the 1920s, won by the 29th US president Warren Harding. Many historians state that Mr. Harding’s main reason for rising to the presidency was based on his attractive physical appearance. He had no political skills whatsoever, and is often labeled as the worst president ever. The issue: people voted for Mr. Harding just based on his physical appearance. The voters biased their ‘thin slicing’ part of their unconscious so that their presumptions were completely
