Confirmation Bias (Seeking Only Supporting Evidence)

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looking only in places that are likely to reinforce our beliefs;
aka Myside Bias and Motivated Reasoning

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Segregation Into Homogenous Groups
Racial Segregation
Voluntary Segregation Into Homogenous Groups
Involuntary Segregation Into Homogenous Groups
Using Only News that Fit's One's Beliefs
political polarization is more from TV news than the web	web	Homa Hosseinmardi	The Conversation	2022-08-10
news media keeping us angry for profit	web	Stephan Pastis		2022-05-17
technology will destroy us	web	Cameron Hilditch	National Review	2021-01-23
goofing on fake news believers on Facebook	web	Eli Saslow	Washington Post	2018-11-18
exposure to opposing views can increase polarization	web	Christopher A. Bail, Lisa P. A...	PNAS	2018-09-11
everyone is zorbing in their personal news bubbles	web	Stephan Pastis		2017-04-23
people choose news that fits their views	web	Jeremy Hsu	LiveScience	2009-06-08
seeking proof that confirmation bias is a myth	web	Dave Coverly		2020-11-01
eyewitness bias happens even when viewing video	web	Kevin Drum	Mother Jones	2014-12-26
we see what we want to see in a world of ambiguity	web	Tom Vanderbilt	Nautilus	2014-11-06
the ambiguous duck-or-rabbit drawing	web		Nautilus	2014-11-06
a fancier duck or rabbit	web		Nautilus	2014-11-06
the magical thinking behind the ‘war on terror’	web	David Keen	E-International Relations	2008-07-23
Orwell on Denying Our Side's Attrocities		George Orwell