#confirmationbias — Public Fediverse posts
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The point is that we are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right. Intellectually, it is possible to carry on this process for an indefinite time; the only check on it is that sooner or later a false belief bumps up against a solid reality, usually on a battlefield.
George Orwell (1903-1950) English journalist, essayist, writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1946-03-22), “In Front of Your Nose,” “As I Please” column, Tribune NewspaperMore about this quote: wist.info/orwell-george/29647/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #orwell #georgeorwell #belief #cognitivedissonance #confirmationbias #facefacts #facereality #facingfacts #honesty #intellectualhonesty #realitycheck #selectivememory #selfdeceit #selfdelusion #truth #unreliablenarrator
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Die Gefahr, kognitiver Dissonanz durch den Bestätigungsfehler („Confirmation Bias“) auszuweichen, unterliegen wir als Menschen alle.
Aber #Trump nimmt das als seine MAGA-Superpower, nach dem Motto: „Nobody knows the Confirmation Bias better than I do!“ 🤭🇺🇸🫡
(Deswegen ärgert ihn auch jeder Hinweis auf eine verlorene Wahl. Un-vor-stellbar!)
„US-Präsident Donald Trump ist bei der Meisterschaft der National Basketball Association, den NBA-Finals, in seiner Heimatstadt New York von den Zuschauern ausgepfiffen worden. Die Buh-Rufe und Pfiffe brachen los, als die Bildschirme in der Arena das Gesicht des Präsidenten zeigten, während er zur Nationalhymne salutierte. […] Trump interpretierte dies indes als Jubel der Zuschauer. "Das waren in erster Linie Anfeuerungsrufe, scheint mir, lautstark und begeistert", sagte Trump, als er später auf die Rufe angesprochen wurde.“
#Trump #Psychologie #kognitiveDissonanz #BestätigungsFehler #ConfirmationBias #USA #MAGA #NBA #Buhrufe #Jubel #NewYork
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[en] How political conspiracy theories start and spread, and why people believe them
Some systematic background to #conspiracy theories or "#conspiracisms" (Prof. Tyson).
"I think now we’re just well past the point of no return," says Tyson, who teaches an undergraduate class on conspiracy theories ...
"Conspiracy theories thrive especially in environments where #uncertainty, ſfear, or #distrust are rampant ..."
https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/how-do-conspiracy-theories-work-explainer-653052/
#conspiratorial #disinformation #disillusionment #secrecy #suspicion #confirmationbias #illusorypatternperception #uor #universityofrochester
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#CognitiveBiases in the #Bible (with Dr. Bart Ehrman)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYfxczHZfgI&list=WL
"The authors of the #NewTestament experienced #cognitivebias like anyone else, and sometimes that shows in the text. Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to discuss how #attributionbias, #fundamentalattributionerror, and #confirmationbias influenced the writings of the #apostlePaul, the Pastoral #epistles, the New Testament canon, and #biblical interpretation."
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People think they know a lot about transportation systems because they use them, leading to statements like "building more highways will fix the traffic jam I'm sitting in now" without recognizing YOU are the traffic you're complaining about. The illusion of explanatory depth provides insight: https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/the-illusion-of-explanatory-depth.
#transportation #IllusionOfExplanatoryDepth #ConfirmationBias #psychology #brain #expert #bias #DecisionNeuroscience #DecisionMaking #decisions #BikeTooter #traffic
