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Human Irrationality
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The test is designed to winkle out a pervasive and intractable source of human irrationality, the 'my side' bias. It [blank] the tribal thinking that evolution has [blank] us: a tendency to seek and accept evidence that supports what we already believe. You direct your [blank] to end up with a conclusion that is already a sacred belief or a shibboleth in your side, your team, your [blank] , your party, your posse.
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The test is designed to winkle out a pervasive and intractable source of human irrationality, the 'my side' bias. It expresses the tribal thinking that evolution has gifted us: a tendency to seek and accept evidence that supports what we already believe. You direct your reasoning to end up with a conclusion that is already a sacred belief or a shibboleth in your side, your team, your coalition , your party, your posse.
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