Confirmation bias is a tough thing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias#Persistence_of_discredited_beliefs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation

Confirmation bias is a tough thing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias#Persistence_of_discredited_beliefs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias#Persistence_o... I know about confirmation bias, so I should consciously look closer at things that confirm my prejudices, but it's not easy to remember. In this case, was actually wary of the conclusions (unless I'm misremembering, which is a whole other issue), but I think that's largely because it was such an obvious example.