I’m right I know I’m right you know I’m right I know you know I’m right I’ll ask
right I know you know I’m right I’ll ask
right I know you know I’m right I’ll ask you and you’re going to tell me I’m
you and you’re going to tell me I’m
you and you’re going to tell me I’m right I’ll also tell you you’re right
right I’ll also tell you you’re right
right I’ll also tell you you’re right about me being right because I’m right
about me being right because I’m right
about me being right because I’m right now we can both be happy am i right if
now we can both be happy am i right if
now we can both be happy am i right if not I’m going to unfriend you in short
not I’m going to unfriend you in short
not I’m going to unfriend you in short this is confirmation bias confirmation
this is confirmation bias confirmation
this is confirmation bias confirmation bias is a type of cognitive bias that
bias is a type of cognitive bias that
bias is a type of cognitive bias that involves favoring information that
involves favoring information that
involves favoring information that confirms one’s beliefs or biases not
confirms one’s beliefs or biases not
confirms one’s beliefs or biases not only does it involve the favoring of
only does it involve the favoring of
only does it involve the favoring of certain information but it also alters
certain information but it also alters
certain information but it also alters how people perceive and recall
how people perceive and recall
how people perceive and recall information for example people who
information for example people who
information for example people who support a certain political candidate
support a certain political candidate
support a certain political candidate will be inclined to search for
will be inclined to search for
will be inclined to search for information that presents the candidate
information that presents the candidate
information that presents the candidate in a positive way there will also
in a positive way there will also
in a positive way there will also interpret news stories about the
interpret news stories about the
interpret news stories about the candidate in ways that sustain their
candidate in ways that sustain their
candidate in ways that sustain their existing beliefs and remember events in
existing beliefs and remember events in
existing beliefs and remember events in ways that reinforce their way of
ways that reinforce their way of
ways that reinforce their way of thinking in our modern era it is easier
thinking in our modern era it is easier
thinking in our modern era it is easier than ever before to fall victim to
than ever before to fall victim to
than ever before to fall victim to confirmation bias an opinion just like
confirmation bias an opinion just like
confirmation bias an opinion just like yours is only a matter of clicks away at
yours is only a matter of clicks away at
yours is only a matter of clicks away at an opposing opinion is just as easy to
an opposing opinion is just as easy to
an opposing opinion is just as easy to click away from take these news
click away from take these news
click away from take these news headlines for example Trump’s plan to
headlines for example Trump’s plan to
headlines for example Trump’s plan to dismember government from CNN Paul Ryan
dismember government from CNN Paul Ryan
dismember government from CNN Paul Ryan encouraged by reports that millions
encouraged by reports that millions
encouraged by reports that millions would lose insurance under GOP plan from
would lose insurance under GOP plan from
would lose insurance under GOP plan from The Huffington Post savage GOP traders
The Huffington Post savage GOP traders
The Huffington Post savage GOP traders blocking Trump from Infowars these
blocking Trump from Infowars these
blocking Trump from Infowars these titles each target a person with a
titles each target a person with a
titles each target a person with a specific bias by targeting a person with
specific bias by targeting a person with
specific bias by targeting a person with a specific bias these media
a specific bias these media
a specific bias these media organizations are not only getting more
organizations are not only getting more
organizations are not only getting more clicks but are also feeding you your own
clicks but are also feeding you your own
clicks but are also feeding you your own personal confirmation bias it’s common
personal confirmation bias it’s common
personal confirmation bias it’s common to see people get their news from only
to see people get their news from only
to see people get their news from only one new source every day they will use
one new source every day they will use
one new source every day they will use their TV station or website of choice to
their TV station or website of choice to
their TV station or website of choice to get their news from and they will
get their news from and they will
get their news from and they will usually never find an article on these
usually never find an article on these
usually never find an article on these websites with opinions differing from
websites with opinions differing from
websites with opinions differing from their own this is one of the major
their own this is one of the major
their own this is one of the major issues of our society today instead of
issues of our society today instead of
issues of our society today instead of being more open-minded and inquisitive
being more open-minded and inquisitive
being more open-minded and inquisitive many people would rather
many people would rather
many people would rather here an opinion much like their own
here an opinion much like their own
here an opinion much like their own people will just stick with their status
people will just stick with their status
people will just stick with their status quo not even making an attempt to look
quo not even making an attempt to look
quo not even making an attempt to look beyond what confirms their beliefs even
beyond what confirms their beliefs even
beyond what confirms their beliefs even worse many people will get their news
worse many people will get their news
worse many people will get their news from web sites like Reddit or Facebook
from web sites like Reddit or Facebook
from web sites like Reddit or Facebook where fabricated stories lurk on every
where fabricated stories lurk on every
where fabricated stories lurk on every page a study from the 2016 Kew Research
page a study from the 2016 Kew Research
page a study from the 2016 Kew Research Center found that 6 and 10 Americans get
Center found that 6 and 10 Americans get
Center found that 6 and 10 Americans get their news from social media 44% from
their news from social media 44% from
their news from social media 44% from Facebook alone this leaves people very
Facebook alone this leaves people very
Facebook alone this leaves people very vulnerable to confirmation bias websites
vulnerable to confirmation bias websites
vulnerable to confirmation bias websites like Facebook will track a user searches
like Facebook will track a user searches
like Facebook will track a user searches their likes and dislikes to try to match
their likes and dislikes to try to match
their likes and dislikes to try to match them with content that they like take my
them with content that they like take my
them with content that they like take my Facebook feed for example I’m a tennis
Facebook feed for example I’m a tennis
Facebook feed for example I’m a tennis player and I love dogs so if you look at
player and I love dogs so if you look at
player and I love dogs so if you look at my newsfeed you won’t see posts about
my newsfeed you won’t see posts about
my newsfeed you won’t see posts about politics or news instead when I open up
politics or news instead when I open up
politics or news instead when I open up my newsfeed I see posts about the latest
my newsfeed I see posts about the latest
my newsfeed I see posts about the latest tennis news and funny dog videos to me
tennis news and funny dog videos to me
tennis news and funny dog videos to me this feature is beneficial I don’t have
this feature is beneficial I don’t have
this feature is beneficial I don’t have to actively seek out the content that I
to actively seek out the content that I
to actively seek out the content that I enjoy consuming however to someone that
enjoy consuming however to someone that
enjoy consuming however to someone that is more say political on their Facebook
is more say political on their Facebook
is more say political on their Facebook this future could have more adverse
this future could have more adverse
this future could have more adverse effects for people who get their news
effects for people who get their news
effects for people who get their news off Facebook this feature essentially
off Facebook this feature essentially
off Facebook this feature essentially feeds users bias confirming articles so
feeds users bias confirming articles so
feeds users bias confirming articles so when a person thinks that they may be
when a person thinks that they may be
when a person thinks that they may be choosing from a wide swath of news
choosing from a wide swath of news
choosing from a wide swath of news coverage they’re actually choosing from
coverage they’re actually choosing from
coverage they’re actually choosing from news posts that correspond what Facebook
news posts that correspond what Facebook
news posts that correspond what Facebook believes is a preferred type of article
believes is a preferred type of article
believes is a preferred type of article this dramatically now is the mind of
this dramatically now is the mind of
this dramatically now is the mind of people who get their news in this
people who get their news in this
people who get their news in this fashion they get completely isolated
fashion they get completely isolated
fashion they get completely isolated from the other side of every story this
from the other side of every story this
from the other side of every story this is most likely a large part of the cause
is most likely a large part of the cause
is most likely a large part of the cause for the recent spike in polarization
for the recent spike in polarization
for the recent spike in polarization amongst the American electorate from
amongst the American electorate from
amongst the American electorate from 1994 to 2014
1994 to 2014
1994 to 2014 the political climate has gotten more
the political climate has gotten more
the political climate has gotten more and more partisan this didn’t occur
and more partisan this didn’t occur
and more partisan this didn’t occur because the right went too far right or
because the right went too far right or
because the right went too far right or the left went too far left it occurred
the left went too far left it occurred
the left went too far left it occurred because the phenomena of confirmation
because the phenomena of confirmation
because the phenomena of confirmation bias people on both sides of the aisle
bias people on both sides of the aisle
bias people on both sides of the aisle started to get so ingrained in their
started to get so ingrained in their
started to get so ingrained in their beliefs that rather than working through
beliefs that rather than working through
beliefs that rather than working through problems to reach a middle ground it’s
problems to reach a middle ground it’s
problems to reach a middle ground it’s become a my way or the highway situation
become a my way or the highway situation
become a my way or the highway situation in American politics along with that
in American politics along with that
in American politics along with that many people are actually
many people are actually
many people are actually personally offended when their ideals
personally offended when their ideals
personally offended when their ideals are challenged at all last year while
are challenged at all last year while
are challenged at all last year while political tensions were running high it
political tensions were running high it
political tensions were running high it was very likely that you would see a
was very likely that you would see a
was very likely that you would see a post like you support plank in just
post like you support plank in just
post like you support plank in just group of friends that food group you on
group of friends that food group you on
group of friends that food group you on every subject is great that the issue of
every subject is great that the issue of
every subject is great that the issue of confirmation bias it becomes a vicious
confirmation bias it becomes a vicious
confirmation bias it becomes a vicious cycle this all seems pretty bad but the
cycle this all seems pretty bad but the
cycle this all seems pretty bad but the good news is that confirmation bias can
good news is that confirmation bias can
good news is that confirmation bias can be easily overcome it doesn’t involve
be easily overcome it doesn’t involve
be easily overcome it doesn’t involve changing political views or your friends
changing political views or your friends
changing political views or your friends it’s just about changing the way you
it’s just about changing the way you
it’s just about changing the way you view your biases and how you collect
view your biases and how you collect
view your biases and how you collect information the hardest change in
information the hardest change in
information the hardest change in overcoming confirmation bias is
overcoming confirmation bias is
overcoming confirmation bias is acknowledging that it affects you once
acknowledging that it affects you once
acknowledging that it affects you once you come to terms with this fact you can
you come to terms with this fact you can
you come to terms with this fact you can liberate yourself from the narrow
liberate yourself from the narrow
liberate yourself from the narrow mindedness of confirmation bias you have
mindedness of confirmation bias you have
mindedness of confirmation bias you have to actively seek out both sides of every
to actively seek out both sides of every
to actively seek out both sides of every argument or story avoiding the tendency
argument or story avoiding the tendency
argument or story avoiding the tendency of station ahead lines and instead
of station ahead lines and instead
of station ahead lines and instead taking the time ton and conflicting and
the only way to break through
the only way to break through confirmation bias is to read information
confirmation bias is to read information
confirmation bias is to read information that is challenging to your beliefs from
that is challenging to your beliefs from
that is challenging to your beliefs from reliable sources I’m not saying that you
reliable sources I’m not saying that you
reliable sources I’m not saying that you have to stop watching a news channel or
have to stop watching a news channel or
have to stop watching a news channel or down a favorite newspaper you just have
down a favorite newspaper you just have
down a favorite newspaper you just have to do some more research into stories or
to do some more research into stories or
to do some more research into stories or read from you sources that friend lapses
read from you sources that friend lapses
read from you sources that friend lapses I’ll take you minutes out of your head I
I’ll take you minutes out of your head I
I’ll take you minutes out of your head I think what an educated opinion will make
think what an educated opinion will make
think what an educated opinion will make you a better you thank you
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