#confirmationbias — Public Fediverse posts

A quotation from Orwell

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 Newspaper

More 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

@Njoerdr

Genau das ist der Punkt in fossilen Konzernmedien ✅🔥 - aber leider auch in jeder anderen Medienblase.

Wir alle (!) neigen dazu, Medien & Personen zu bevorzugen, die unsere vorgefassten Meinungen bestätigen und kognitive Dissonanz abwehren. Diese psychologische Tendenz nennt sich Confirmation Bias, deutsch Bestätigungsfehler.

Und, ja, der kickt sogar auch hier auf Mastodon…

#Psychologie #Medien #Medienpsychologie #Konzernmedien #Fossilismus #Solarboom #ConfirmationBias #Bestätigungsfehler

https://digitalcourage.social/@BlumeEvolution/116832017922770933

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

https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/ausland/usa/id_101288586/trump-bei-nba-finals-buh-rufe-interpretiert-der-praesident-als-jubel.html

A quotation from Madeleine L'Engle

How dreary to spend your time counting dirty words, but not reading the book. And how revealing of the person who is counting. We do find what we look for.

Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) American writer
Speech (1983-11-16), “Dare To Be Creative,” Lecture, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

More about this quote: wist.info/lengle-madeleine/837…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #madeleinelengle #books #censor #censorship #confirmationbias #obscenity #reading

A quotation from Madeleine L'Engle

We find what we are looking for. If we are looking for life and love and openness and growth, we are likely to find them. If we are looking for witchcraft and evil, we’ll likely find them, and we may get taken over by them.

Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) American writer
Speech (1983-11-16), “Dare To Be Creative,” Lecture, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

More about this quote: wist.info/lengle-madeleine/823…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #madeleinelengle #censorship #confirmationbias #destination #finding #goodandevil #interpretation #looking #meaning #perspective #results #searching #seeking #reading #literature #art

[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

This is today's code-generated texture, right after I read about these endangered words. I don't know what to do about it, so I'll continue creating things.

#AntiRacism #Racism #Allyship #Bias #DEI #Diversity #Diverse #ConfirmationBias #Equity #Equitableness #Feminism #Gender #GenderIdentity #Inclusion #Inclusive #AllInclusive #Inclusivity #Injustice #Intersectionality #Prejudice #Privilege #RacialIdentity #Sexuality #Stereotypes #Pronouns #Transgender #Equality

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