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Given that I used to believe the zoonotic hypothesis the assertion of confirmation bias is a bit surprising to me.

• ttpphd 4y ago
  The comment this is a reply to is what's known as rhetoric. The goal of rhetoric is to persuade the audience in the absence of logic or evidence. The comment is offering "testimony of conversion" which is not scientific.
  • kaitaincps 4y ago
    Not really. The poster is saying they used to believe X but was persuaded subsequently that ~X was more likely. This seems to indicate at least a recent pattern of avoiding confirmation bias.
    • ttpphd 4y ago
      If you find "I changed my mind" to be the message, then you agree with me that it is rhetoric. It is testimony of conversion.