As Aaron Sorkin wrote and said (often), “…more and more we’ve come to expect less and less of each other.” He’s right. This week’s TBL will look at a big reason why. We are all prone to overstatement. By nature, we are subject to confirmation bias, which means that we are likely to look for evidence to confirm our preconceived notions and to examine evidence in a light most favorable to our existing points of view than to analyze all the data objectively and come to a reasoned conclusion. As a consequence, we hold our own opinions too tightly and are generally too quick and too negative in our disparagement of opposing points of view.
The Better Letter: Welcome to Extremistan
The Better Letter: Welcome to Extremistan
The Better Letter: Welcome to Extremistan
As Aaron Sorkin wrote and said (often), “…more and more we’ve come to expect less and less of each other.” He’s right. This week’s TBL will look at a big reason why. We are all prone to overstatement. By nature, we are subject to confirmation bias, which means that we are likely to look for evidence to confirm our preconceived notions and to examine evidence in a light most favorable to our existing points of view than to analyze all the data objectively and come to a reasoned conclusion. As a consequence, we hold our own opinions too tightly and are generally too quick and too negative in our disparagement of opposing points of view.