You have to agree with me. Ok you don't, but think about it for a moment. So anyway, we deal mostly in assumptions, and the more nebulous these are, the stronger the confirmation bias. Whether you go through life believing that "people are inherently good" or "people are inherently bad," you will find daily proof to support your case.
Self-help and get-rich-quick books are further examples of blinkered storytelling. Their shrew authors collect piles of proof to pump up the most banal of theories, such as "meditation is the key to happiness. "Any reader seeking disconfirming evidence does so in vain: Nowhere in these books do we see people who lead fulfilled lives without meditation, or those who, despite meditation, are still sad.
VICTIMS THAT FALL UNDER
CONFIRMATION BIAS
- Religious and philosophical beliefs
- No professionals suffer more from the CB than business journalists
- Internet
To fight against the confirmation bias, try writing down your beliefs- whether in terms of worldview, investments, marriage, health care, diet, career strategies-and set out to find disconfirming evidence.
Thank you for your time and most of all, comments are always welcome and you are too.
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