Confirmation Bias - a real-world example
On Friday, I posted about Confirmation Bias, and I saw a great example over the weekend. Don't be like @PamKeithF.
Preface: I don't mean this to be a political blog, but I may use political examples. They are examples and may or may not be what I believe. If you can't handle that, then this substack may have been designed for you!
Of all the error-filled short-cuts amplified by social media, Confirmation Bias can be one of the worst. In my last post, called, Your confirmation bias is killing your ability to grow, we borrowed a definition as "you favor things that confirm your existing beliefs.'"
This weekend, on my review of Twitter, I saw the following from @PamKeithFL, who describes herself as "Exec. Dir Fight 4 FL's Future, 2020 Dem Cong. Nominee, ex-Navy JAG, litigator & expert on workplace law. BC Law Grad. AKA (she/her)".
Here is the tweet I saved on my picture files, but I note she has now deleted the image from the tweet, or at least someone has. Here is the current version of the tweet.
I don't know @PamKeithFL or her context, but I see she is an attorney and a litigator, but she started her tweet with “I have no evidence of this …” which is a red flag to me that someone may be about to show their conformation bias.
Sometimes people are so wrapped up in their political positions that they don't see their biases jumping in and taking over. Maybe it makes you feel better, but it doesn’t make the world a better place - which of course, may not be something some people are interested in.
Don't be like them.