PSY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: False Dilemma, Confirmation Bias, Fallacy
2 May 2016
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Disconfirmation bias - makes you think critical of those things that are conflicting to our beliefs. (when you deny the conclusion, so you become more bias of it. Confirmation bias the tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms ones preconceptions, leading to statistical errors. (when you accept an argument because you believe in the conclusion. [you don"t criticize it properly since you think it"s acceptable]) Substantial criticism gives reasons to think the premise is not rational to believe, because either we have good reason to think the premise is false; or we have good reason to suspend judgement about it. To test if something is substantial or not as yourself: how a reasonable defender of the premise/argument would react. Exhaustive when all the elements are listed or everything is included. (no other options) Non-exhaustive when not all the elements are listed. (there are other options which weren"t included)
