an online book by David Gurteen
Confirmation bias is a cognitive bias where we tend to seek and favor information that confirms ourpreexisting beliefs, leading to distorted or incomplete understanding.
Confirmation bias (also confirmatory bias, myside bias, or congeniality bias) is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values or decisions.
Credit: Wikipedia - confirmation_biasvideo player The Future of Reasoning | Michael Stevens Posts where this video is embedded The Argumentative Theory of Human Reason We did not evolve to reason individually but to reason sociallyTags: confirmation bias (5) | Dan Sperber (5) | deliberative democracy (12) | democracy (39) | distributed cognition (6) | extended mind (8) | Hugo Continue reading The Future of Reasoning Michael Stevens
Reasoning is often viewed as a tool for improving knowledge and making sound decisions. Yet research shows it frequently reinforces bias and distorts judgement. The argumentative theory reframes reasoning as a social tool for persuasion and evaluation, explaining both our failures alone and our strengths in dialogue. Abstract Reasoning is generally seen as a means Continue reading Why Do Humans Reason? Arguments for an Argumentative Theory Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber (2010)
Cognitive biases affect how we interpret and respond to conversation and reason together, potentially leading to flawed or irrational conclusions, but there are ways to mitigate their impact. Continue reading The Impact of Cognitive Biases in Conversation Cognitive biases can lead to flawed or irrational conclusions in a conversation
Trust & Belief Formation Our Tribal Nature 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 Many false beliefs feel convincing because they rest upon simple, appealing stories. We tend to readily accept uncomplicated narratives without verification. What drives this Continue reading The Allure of Simple Stories We tend to readily accept uncomplicated narratives without verification
