>>6324250Cognitive biases are the left's comeback response to logical fallacies. They aren't verifiable in the format of an actual proof, therefore aren't reliable.
> 1. Anchoring bias: over-reliance on the first thing you hear is bad> Early reports of an attacker shouting Allahu Ackbar are anchoring bias, according to this.> 2. Availability heuristic: confusing being well-informed with relying on anecdotal evidence.> Accepting this as a bias is an open door to whataboutism - bad information and good information are not shaped by availability.> 3. Bandwagon effect: if more than one person holds a belief it is more like to spread.> Nothing in the bandwagon bias disputes the rightness or wrongness of the belief in question - it applies to true as well as false statements.> 4. Blind spot bias: failing to recognize your bias is a bias.> Can't be proven - it assumes doubt regardless of logical proof.> 5. Choice-supportive bias: you are biased in support of your own choices.> This one goes to the heart of the contradictions - a bias is assumed to be detrimental to decision-making, yet it is a bias to express confidence in one's decisions.> 6. Clustering illusion: similar to confirmation bias, this one faults those who see patterns to random events and coincidences.> Again, it tempts tu quoque and simple denial - a legitimate pattern can simply be dismissed as a clustering illusion by someone who refuses to accept that the events are not coincidental.> 7. Confirmation bias: we tend to listen to information that confirms our preconceptions... then mentions climate change.> The implication is that "climate change deniers" are guilty of this... when in reality, proponents are often as guilty. The fact that "climate change" is even used an example is a clear indicator of which the author assumes support....I could keep going, but this grows tiresome.
