We used to talk about a “halo effect” here (and sometimes, “negative halo effect”), I like this way of describing it.
I think it might be more valuable to just prefer to use a general model of confirmation bias though. People find whatever they’re looking for. They only find the truth if they’re really really looking for the truth, whatever it’s going to be, and nothing else, and most people aren’t, and that captures most of what is happening.
We used to talk about a “halo effect” here (and sometimes, “negative halo effect”), I like this way of describing it.
I think it might be more valuable to just prefer to use a general model of confirmation bias though. People find whatever they’re looking for. They only find the truth if they’re really really looking for the truth, whatever it’s going to be, and nothing else, and most people aren’t, and that captures most of what is happening.