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> You're just not attuned to it. "Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexi
by ThrowawayR2 8y ago
> You're just not attuned to it.
"Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias)
If you look hard enough for anything, you will find it ... whether it's there or not.
- untog 8y agoSurely you can use that quote to dismiss absolutely everything? If you see it, it's confirmation bias. If you don't, it doesn't exist.