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 know. You are full of biases, and … | Jordan Peterson Continue reading We Need to Start Talking and Listening Jordan Peterson
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. | Carol Wade Continue reading Biases and Critical Thinking Carol Wade
Evaluate Sources and Evidence Explore What’s Missing Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Explore Other Perspectives: Ask the chatbot to provide alternative perspectives on a subject. This method encourages us to consider different viewpoints, developing a more … 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 What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close 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 … 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 What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close 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 … 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 What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close 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, … Continue reading Facilitator Bias ** A facilitator unwittingly influences a group
