« The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon? Or: The Joy Of Juxtaposition? », twincities.com, St. Paul Pioneer Press (consulté le ) : « As you might guess, the phenomenon is named after an incident in which I was talking to a friend about the Baader-Meinhof gang (and this was many years after they were in the news). The next day, my friend phoned me and referred me to an article in that day’s newspaper in which the Baader-Meinhof gang was mentioned. »