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I wouldn’t look for anything. As I’m reading a text, something in my brain would immediately go “this is probably written by a non native speaker” when coming a

• AdieuToLogic 1y ago
  >> And if you immersed yourself in the writings of non-native English speakers for a significant amount of time, then a paper written by a native English speaker was presented without you knowing who the author was, would you look for the same kind of mistakes in it that you have been finding? > I wouldn’t look for anything. As I’m reading a text, something in my brain would immediately go "this is probably written by a non native speaker" when coming across certain awkward turns of phrase. The problem is that the more a person is looking for a pattern, the more they are likely to believe they have found an instance of one. For example, if a police officer is regularly tasked with identifying drivers leaving bars who might be intoxicated, they will naturally use a form of "pattern recognition" to determine which vehicles to stop. Common indicators are a vehicle that is driving too slow or remains stationary after a traffic light turns green. So what happens when a sober designated driver is tired and drives overly cautious? What will the cop do if the designated driver falls asleep at a traffic light? Would the cop testify along the lines of: I wasn't looking for anything. As I observed the vehicle, something in my brain immediately said "this is probably a drunk driver" when coming across those driving patterns. This is by definition a form of confirmation bias.