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When Lying Right Wing Hacks Attack (or, Patterico the Idiot)

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Talking Point Detective1/21/2011 11:44:27 am PST

re: #92 Obdicut

I remember hearing about some really interesting psychology research out there on what goes into how people determine what is true or false in the realm of politics; one thing I remember is that, what I will call “confirmation bias,” is a huge factor no matter where you lie in the constellation of beliefs.

Good thing that confirmation bias never interferes with my reasoning, however. I’m always checking for biases in my reasoning, and I’ve never found that I have any!