Confirmation Bias

What makes all of us prone to confirmation bias? (There is more than one correct answer)

• We often look for facts

• We make decisons based on emotion

• We make decisions to support our values

• We make decisions to side with family and friends

What makes us most likely to be fooled by "fake news"? (There is more than one correct answer)

• Confirmation Bias

• Filter Bubble

• Fact Checking

• Possessing knowledge of a subject

What are steps you can take to challenge confirmation bias? (there is more than one correct answer)

• Check your social media

• Recognize your own confirmation bias

• Consider Other POVs

• Research

______________ _________ is the tendency to seek out information that confirms pre-existing beliefs.

• Framing Effect

• Confirmation Bias

• Selective Attention

• Congruence Bias

A tendency to search for information that supports one's preconceptions

• Confirmation Bias

• Commutation

• Triangulation

• Franking Privilege

The tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence

• hindsight bias

• confirmation bias

• overconfidence

• illusory correlation

What is confirmation bias?

• A tendency to seek information that confirms one's beliefs

• A tendency to seek information that challenges one's beliefs

• A tendency to ignore all information

• A tendency to accept all information without question

Which of the following is an example of confirmation bias?

• Seeking out news sources that align with your political views

• Reading a variety of news sources

• Ignoring all news

• Accepting all news as true

How can confirmation bias affect decision making?

• It can lead to more balanced decisions

• It can cause one to ignore evidence that contradicts their beliefs

• It encourages consideration of all viewpoints

• It has no effect on decision making

Which strategy can help reduce confirmation bias?

• Only reading sources that agree with you

• Actively seeking out opposing viewpoints

• Avoiding all news

• Accepting all information as true