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=== confirmation bias === | === confirmation bias === | ||
* drawing a conclusion not from evidence but from | * 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 | ||