It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People Confirmation Bias in High Conflict Situations: How to Avoid Being Fooled by High Conflict People
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Jan 5, 2023 Discover the pitfalls of confirmation bias and how it influences our beliefs and decisions. The hosts delve into its impact on social media, politics, and high-stakes court cases. They explore the serious ramifications of biased information, such as wrongful convictions in historical abuse cases. Learn how to maintain critical thinking amidst the noise and avoid being misled by high conflict individuals. With practical tips on remaining open-minded and skeptical, this discussion offers valuable insights for navigating high conflict situations.
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How Confirmation Bias Warps Reasoning
- Confirmation bias makes people latch onto one theory and twist or exclude information to prove it.
- Bill Eddy warns it causes investigators and listeners to absorb emotional, one-sided views and stop considering alternatives.
Widen Evidence To Reduce Bias
- Broaden your sources and use meta-analysis-style thinking to counteract confirmation bias.
- Bill Eddy recommends weighing outliers while noting where the bulk of evidence points.
Daycare Interviewing Led To False Testimony
- Bill Eddy recounts learning about confirmation bias from 1990s daycare child sexual abuse cases.
- He explains how leading interviewers caused false child testimony that later felt true to the children.