We prefer arguments that conclude what we already believe (a la #beliefBias or #MySideBias).
But @nicolasbeauvais.bsky.social and @wimdeneys.bsky.social found people can quickly discern strong self-serving arguments from weaker ones.
Discernment also increased with reflection...and #AI model size!
But @nicolasbeauvais.bsky.social and @wimdeneys.bsky.social found people can quickly discern strong self-serving arguments from weaker ones.
Discernment also increased with reflection...and #AI model size!
September 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We prefer arguments that conclude what we already believe (a la #beliefBias or #MySideBias).
But @nicolasbeauvais.bsky.social and @wimdeneys.bsky.social found people can quickly discern strong self-serving arguments from weaker ones.
Discernment also increased with reflection...and #AI model size!
But @nicolasbeauvais.bsky.social and @wimdeneys.bsky.social found people can quickly discern strong self-serving arguments from weaker ones.
Discernment also increased with reflection...and #AI model size!
#CognitiveBias #BeliefBias
Wenn eine Schlussfolgerung deine bestehenden Überzeugungen unterstützt, wirst du alles rationalisieren, was sie unterstützt.
Es fällt uns schwer, unsere bestehenden Überzeugungen beiseite zu lassen, um die wahren Vorzüge eines Arguments zu prüfen.
Wenn eine Schlussfolgerung deine bestehenden Überzeugungen unterstützt, wirst du alles rationalisieren, was sie unterstützt.
Es fällt uns schwer, unsere bestehenden Überzeugungen beiseite zu lassen, um die wahren Vorzüge eines Arguments zu prüfen.
June 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#CognitiveBias #BeliefBias
Wenn eine Schlussfolgerung deine bestehenden Überzeugungen unterstützt, wirst du alles rationalisieren, was sie unterstützt.
Es fällt uns schwer, unsere bestehenden Überzeugungen beiseite zu lassen, um die wahren Vorzüge eines Arguments zu prüfen.
Wenn eine Schlussfolgerung deine bestehenden Überzeugungen unterstützt, wirst du alles rationalisieren, was sie unterstützt.
Es fällt uns schwer, unsere bestehenden Überzeugungen beiseite zu lassen, um die wahren Vorzüge eines Arguments zu prüfen.
Can group reasoning reduce #beliefBias?
Group (vs. Individual) reasoning helped Argentinian students realize when unbelievable conclusions followed logically from premises — not so for *believable* conclusions that *didn't* follow from premises.
doi.org/10.5964/ejop... #logic
Group (vs. Individual) reasoning helped Argentinian students realize when unbelievable conclusions followed logically from premises — not so for *believable* conclusions that *didn't* follow from premises.
doi.org/10.5964/ejop... #logic
December 17, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Can group reasoning reduce #beliefBias?
Group (vs. Individual) reasoning helped Argentinian students realize when unbelievable conclusions followed logically from premises — not so for *believable* conclusions that *didn't* follow from premises.
doi.org/10.5964/ejop... #logic
Group (vs. Individual) reasoning helped Argentinian students realize when unbelievable conclusions followed logically from premises — not so for *believable* conclusions that *didn't* follow from premises.
doi.org/10.5964/ejop... #logic
A desire to be likable impacted students' understanding of Logic?
Researchers reported a “significant validity-desirability interaction": Argument assessment depended on both the personal desirability of the conclusion and the validity of its argument (N = 300).
doi.org/10.1111/sjop... #beliefBias
Researchers reported a “significant validity-desirability interaction": Argument assessment depended on both the personal desirability of the conclusion and the validity of its argument (N = 300).
doi.org/10.1111/sjop... #beliefBias
![Page 5 with Figure 1 showing the “significant validity-desirability interaction, F(1, 289) = 24.47, p < 0.001, …on [logically] valid syllogisms, performance was higher on desirable … compared with undesirable syllogisms [but t]he opposite pattern was indicated on invalid syllogisms, where performance was better on undesirable …compared with desirable syllogisms”.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jf4udtyuylqocyyrqdwqoxuf/bafkreidmszeeucge6tbojq2jh26ucngqobadxkglqqy2rbd46kr7j7d5qq@jpeg)
January 3, 2024 at 8:44 PM
A desire to be likable impacted students' understanding of Logic?
Researchers reported a “significant validity-desirability interaction": Argument assessment depended on both the personal desirability of the conclusion and the validity of its argument (N = 300).
doi.org/10.1111/sjop... #beliefBias
Researchers reported a “significant validity-desirability interaction": Argument assessment depended on both the personal desirability of the conclusion and the validity of its argument (N = 300).
doi.org/10.1111/sjop... #beliefBias