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Nicely argued. Thank you. However: it is applicable only to your selectively narrow definition of 'confirmation bias' which, per W'pedia, for example, is "the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values." Thanks! I think that four-pronged definition just goes to show that the term ‘confirmation bias’ has been used to refer to multiple different things by different people, creating a literature of disparate findings that are not well unified. Despite (or perhaps because of) being widely studied, the literature on confirmation bias is highly confused. The term ‘confirmation bias’ has been used to refer to various different tendencies by different people, and it’s not clear how these different tendencies relate to one another. Some supposedly well-established effects do not appear to hold up under closer scrutiny (including selective exposure - the tendency to seek out belief-confirming information). Other findings -

Comments - What Makes Confirmation Bias Irrational? The Understanding Project Subscribe Sign in 2 Comments ⭠ Return to thread Alexander Hutton Jan 15, 2022 Nicely argued. Thank you. However: it is applicable only to your selectively narrow definition of 'confirmation bias' which, per W'pedia, for example, is "the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values." Reply (1) Share Maarten van Doorn Jan 16, 2022 Edited Author Thanks! I think that four-pronged definition just goes to show that the term ‘confirmation bi

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