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=== confirmation bias ===
=== confirmation bias ===
* drawing a conclusion not from evidence but from what one wants to observe
* drawing a conclusion not from evidence but from the "bias" one uses to interpret the evidence
** seeing only what you want to see
** akak
*** seeing only what you want to see
*** "to a hammer, everything is a nail"
* confirmation bias impacts all areas of human thought, including
* confirmation bias impacts all areas of human thought, including
** scientists who ignore or deny contrary evidence
** scientists who ignore or deny contrary evidence