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Confirmation bias (also confirmatory bias, myside bias,[a] or congeniality bias[2]) is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one’s prior beliefs or values.[3] People display this bias when they select information that supports their views, ignoring contrary information, or when they interpret ambiguous evidence as supporting their existing attitudes. The effect is strongest for desired outcomes, for emotionally charged issues, and for deeply entrenched beliefs. Confirmation bias is insuperable for most people, but they can manage it, for example, by education and training in critical thinking skills.

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46 posted on 06/07/2024 8:21:02 PM PDT by TexasGator
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Confirmation bias is insuperable for most people, but they can manage it, for example, by education and training in critical thinking skills.

But much of the time just realizing that one HAS CB is enough to realign one's thinking process.

49 posted on 06/08/2024 5:11:12 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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