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Supertopics:
Cognitive Biases A through F

Disconfirmation Bias (Believing Only Supporting Evidence)

finding fault with evidence that contradicts our beliefs

Cross-References:
Confirmation Bias (Seeking Only Supporting Evidence)

Subtopics and Documents:
Rationalization (Claiming Admirable Intent for Our Behavior)
Covid-19 shows how we dismiss threatening facts
webAdrian BardonThe Conversation2020-06-25
the science against frequent lawn mowing
webAshia AjaniSierra Club Magazine2020-02-22
Bonhoeffer on stupidity (entire quote)
webAverett JonesSouthside Messenger2019-12-31
educated people are better at believing incorrect opinions
webScienceDaily2015-01-07
people won't believe what threatens their ideology
webMaria KonnikovaNew Yorker2014-05-19
bursting the filter bubble that rejects opposing ideas
webMIT Technology Review2013-11-29
we deny facts that contradict our beliefs
the science of why we don't believe science
webChris MooneyMother Jones2011-05-01
we trust experts only when they agree with us
webChristie NicholsonScientific American2010-09-18
the truth about the Atken diet (pdf)
webBonnie LiebmanCenter for Science in the Publ...2002-11-01
moral judgements come from intuition and emotion (pdf)
webJonathan HaidtUniversity of Virginia2000-10-31