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confirmation bias

noun

Definitions

  1. A cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study

    A cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study; a psychological tendency to look for and accept information which supports one's values and worldview and reject that which conflicts with it.

    • Days after this interview, on 12 February this year, fighting broke out between US troops and pro-Assad forces just outside Qamishli. Confirmation bias is rarely so fast, or so unnervingly accurate.
    • That overcorrection might nurture confirmation bias, an inclination to look for evidence that validates one's fears while ignoring any signs to the contrary.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for confirmation bias. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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