Biases (Part 2)
When someone looks only at the information that supports their opinion and ignores any evidence that stands against it.
What is confirmation bias?
The color denotes trust, loyalty, dependability, and power.
What is blue?
This fallacy says, "We have already spent so much money on this war. We can't stop now!"
What is sunk cost fallacy?
This former governor won reelection to the U.S. Senate to represent his state of Florida in 2024.
Who is Rick Scott?
This team defeated the New York Yankees to win their second World Series title in five years.
Who are the Los Angeles Dodgers?
If we are committing this bias when the result is what we want, we celebrate and pat ourselves on the back. When it is bad, we blame someone else.
What is self-serving bias?
This color denotes fear, power, sophistication, and masculinity in the West.
What is black?
This fallacy occurs when someone accuses someone of doing something that they themselves are guilty of.
What is appeal to hypocrisy?
Vice President-elect JD Vance wrote an autobiography that was adapted into this 2020 film starring Amy Adams.
What is Hillbilly Elegy?
The summer Olympic Games were hosted in this city in 2024.
When we feel good, we tend to overestimate the day. When we feel bad, we make decisions with a negative outcome in mind.
What is mood bias?
This color conveys mystery, as well as wealth and royalty.
What is purple?
This fallacy says, "Everyone is doing it. So you should, too!"
What is bandwagon fallacy (or Ad Populum).
This budget airline has had a really bad week. First, one of its planes was hit by gunfire as it landed at an airport in Haiti, then reports came out that the company will soon file for bankruptcy.
What is Spirit Airlines?
Soccer legend Lionel Messi and this team were shocked in the Major League Soccer playoffs when they were eliminated by underdog Atlanta United.
What is Inter Miami?
What is anchoring bias?
This color is trustworthy and dependable. It sees in increase in popularity during economic uncertainty.
What is brown?
This fallacy uses one or a few examples from personal experience and assumes their outcome applies to all such situations, rather than relying on research and facts.
What is hasty generalization?
He is one of the two men named by President-elect Donald Trump to head the currently-nonexistent "Department of Government Efficiency". (Name either man.)
Who is Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy?
She became the all-time points leader in NCAA basketball history before breaking the WNBA all-time assists record as a rookie.
Who is Caitlin Clark?
This bias occurs when someone attributes characteristics of a group on a single person. Essentially, it is stereotyping.
What is Fundamental Attribution errors?
This fallacy makes use of an unfortunate situation to extract an emotional response that detracts from the original argument.
What is appeal to pity?
He was named by Donald Trump this week as the next Secretary of State.
Who is Marco Rubio?
This school's women's basketball and men's baseball teams both lost in the NJCAA National Championship games in 2024.
What is Northwest Florida State College?