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There's also cognitive bias bias - prematurely jumping to the conclusion that some opinion is simply based on cognitive bias, and should therefore be dismissed
by l0b0 7y ago
There's also cognitive bias bias - prematurely jumping to the conclusion that some opinion is simply based on cognitive bias, and should therefore be dismissed or contradicted. Basically, it's good to use awareness of cognitive bias to moderate your own thinking, but if you signal to others that you think they are labouring under some bias don't be surprised if they shut down the discussion ASAP.
- celrod 7y agoI agree. Criticizing someone for being biased is an ad hominem; dismissing their arguments because of it is committing the genetic fallacy. In the extreme, it reminds me of this blog post, about how knowing about biases can let some folks universally dismiss others they disagree with (and thus manage to never learn or consider alternative ideas): https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/AdYdLP2sRqPMoe8fb/knowing-about-biases-can-hurt-people https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/AdYdLP2sRqPMoe8fb/knowing-ab...
- gherkinnn 7y agoThe Fallacy Fallacy! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_fallacy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_fallacy
- draw_down 7y agoGreat post, thanks.