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Be Your Own Devil's Advocate, Eliminate Bias

The Times of India 26 Mar 2025
... strongly impacted by a well-defined phenomenon called confirmation bias.Confirmation bias is a psychological term for the human tendency to selectively glean information that supports one's position.
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To address the environmental polycrisis, the first step is to demand more honesty

The Conversation 26 Mar 2025
Minerva Studio/Shutterstock ... In politics, media and business ... Just as dangerous are such techniques as subtle twists, misdirections of attention, biased selection of evidence, using loopholes and failing to call out deceitful colleagues ... .
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We’ve outsourced our confirmation biases to search engines

Ars Technica 25 Mar 2025
People are often quite selective about the information they'll accept, seeking out sources that will confirm their biases, while discounting those that will challenge their beliefs. In theory, search engines can potentially change that ... Comments .
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Exclusive: The Shin Bet chief's strategy papers in the runup to Oct. 7

Israel Hayom 25 Mar 2025
"Regrettably, we are again encountering the phenomenon of selective leaks of biased excerpts from classified documents, as part of an attempt to present the public with a partial picture that does not ...
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A Grip on Sports: Midnight came early this weekend, and not because of any time change, though we may be witnessing a real-time transformation in March’s madness

The Spokesman-Review 24 Mar 2025
••••••• ... No ... • Another overlooked aspect of March Madness’ built-in big school bias? Seeding. And that’s the selection committee’s fault ... Jettison the bias. Take every data point possible, factor them all in and use a formula for selection and seeding.
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Hire character, train skill

The Manila Times 24 Mar 2025
It also reminds us about the deeply rooted challenges the Philippine National Police faces as a pillar of that system ... The PNP is often used as a political tool by those in power, leading to biased law enforcement and selective application of justice.
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