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Group Reasoning Powers Truth Win
- Human reasoning evolved as a group activity to produce biased arguments and evaluate them collectively.
- This social reasoning process leads to better decisions than individual reasoning in isolation.
Wason Task Reveals Confirmation Bias
- The Wason selection task reveals that 90% answer wrongly, often seeking confirmation rather than disconfirmation.
- This illustrates human bias in hypothesis testing, favoring confirming evidence over falsifying it.
Group Discussion Improves Reasoning
- Testing reasoning alone versus in groups shows individuals often err, but groups often converge to the correct answer.
- Group discussions allow better evaluation of arguments, improving reasoning outcomes.