Tag: Confirmation Bias
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Epistemic Vigilance: The Difficult Art of Knowing Whom to Trust
Read more: Epistemic Vigilance: The Difficult Art of Knowing Whom to TrustEpistemic vigilance helps us decide when communicated information deserves trust. This article examines source credibility, argument quality, motivated reasoning, misinformation,…
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Biased Scanning Theory: How Arguments Shape Belief
Read more: Biased Scanning Theory: How Arguments Shape BeliefBiased scanning theory explains how preparing to defend a position can shape the evidence that comes to mind. By retrieving,…
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Halo Effect
Read more: Halo EffectThe halo effect begins when one noticeable quality—such as confidence, warmth, attractiveness, or success—starts supplying answers to questions it cannot…
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Categorical Thinking
Read more: Categorical ThinkingCategories help the mind organize a complicated world. When those useful shortcuts become rigid, however, they can hide variation, reinforce…
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Disposing of Evidence
Read more: Disposing of EvidenceCognitive biases distort our perception of reality, leading us to selectively interpret and dispose of evidence to fit our pre-existing…
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Painful Truth Why Facts Challenge What We Believe
Read more: Painful Truth Why Facts Challenge What We BelieveThe content discusses how challenging beliefs can create emotional dissonance, emphasizing the pain associated with confronting truths that disrupt our…
