Psychology

Confirmation Bias: The Filter That Distorts Reality

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You believe your political candidate is honest while the opposing candidate is corrupt. You find endless evidence supporting this view. Articles about your candidate’s integrity. Stories about the opponent’s scandals. Expert opinions confirming your assessment. Your belief feels rock-solid, backed by mountains of evidence. You’re not biased. You’re just following the facts. Except you’re not following the facts. You’re cherry-picking them. Your candidate has scandals too, but you dismiss them as misunderstandings or media bias. The opposing candidate has done things with integrity, but you don’t notice or you explain them away as political calculation. You’re not objectively evaluating evidence....

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