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I think this is actually a version of confirmation bias since > Confirmation bias, also known as Observational selection or The enumeration of > favorable
by mistersquid 9y ago
I think this is actually a version of confirmation bias since
> Confirmation bias, also known as Observational selection or The enumeration of
> favorable circumstances is the tendency for people to (consciously or
> unconsciously) seek out information that conforms to their pre-existing view
> points, and subsequently ignore information that goes against them, both
> positive and negative [0]
[0] http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
- taneq 9y agoYou'll find confirmation bias everywhere if you look hard enough for it.
- qubex 9y agoI'm looking hard enough to see what you did there.
- dmichulke 9y agoI think it's selection bias because you sample from the set of perceived problems which are the ones that actually occurred relative to the ones that could have happened.