an online book by David Gurteen
Bias is a disproportionate weight in favor of or against an idea or thing, usually in a way that is inaccurate, closed-minded, prejudicial, or unfair. Biases can be innate or learned. People may develop biases for or against an individual, a group, or a belief. In science and engineering, a bias is a systematic error. Statistical bias results from an unfair sampling of a population, or from an estimation process that does not give accurate results on average.
Credit: Wikipedia - biasesAnd so we need to start talking and listening. And when you talk it doesn’t mean you’re right. It doesn’t mean you’re correct. Right? It means you’re trying to articulate and formulate your thoughts like the boneheaded moron that you are. And you are going to stumble around idiotically because what the hell do you … Continue reading We Need to Start Talking and Listening Jordan Peterson
Gurteen Knowledge Blog February 15, 2022, 17:18Here is my top tweet for January 2022. Polarization: The Power of Dialogue and the Problem of Implicit Bias by @nancymdixon #dialogue #polarization #bias #ConversationalLeadership http://buff.ly/3mS6JuL Knowledge Letter: Issue: 260 (Subscribe)Tags: biases (7) | group polarization (6) | Nancy Dixon (13) | Twitter (5)RSS: Blog FeedPhoto Credits: Midjourney (Public Domain) Conversational … Continue reading Tweet of the Month January 2022 January 2022
People can be extremely intelligent, have taken a critical thinking course and know logic inside and out. Yet they may just become clever debaters, not critical thinkers, because they are unwilling to look at their own biases. Credit: Carol Wade Comment: This quote highlights the importance of self-awareness and challenging one’s own biases in order … Continue reading Biases and Critical Thinking Carol Wade
Evaluate Sources and Evidence Explore What’s Missing Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter Explore Other Perspectives: Ask the chatbot to provide alternative perspectives on a subject. This method encourages us to consider different viewpoints, developing a more nuanced and comprehensive understanding of the topic. Here’s an example of how to practice using the “Explore … Continue reading Explore Other Perspectives Use the chatbot to broaden your understanding of a subject
Explore What’s Missing Play Devil’s Advocate Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter Analyze Assumptions and Biases: Probe the assumptions and biases that might be embedded in the chatbot’s responses. This practice helps us become more aware of our biases and encourages a deeper exploration of underlying assumptions. Here’s an example of how to practice … Continue reading Analyze Assumptions and Biases Probe the assumptions and biases that might be embedded in a chatbot’s responses
Connecting Minds Hard Conversation Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter There are two conversations. The face-to-face external conversations we have with other people. And the silent internal conversations or inner conversations we have with ourselves, in our heads. Thinking and spoken discourse are the same thing, except that what we call thinking is, precisely, the inward … Continue reading Thinking Together Talking with each other beats talking to ourselves
Social Loafing Losing and Giving Face Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter Facilitator bias refers to the tendency of a facilitator of group discussions to favor certain viewpoints or perspectives over others either consciously or, more frequently, unconsciously. This occurs when a facilitator has personal or professional biases that influence their ability to be … Continue reading Facilitator Bias ** A facilitator unwittingly influences a group
