I think I agree in outline, though I’m unsure about describing that as confirmation bias. “Doesn’t try to counterargue one’s own hopes” is one of the main things; I guess that’s a kind of confirmation bias? I guess I’d rather describe it as a big missing skill or practice, but maybe I’m being too restrictive with the word “bias”.
I think I agree in outline, though I’m unsure about describing that as confirmation bias. “Doesn’t try to counterargue one’s own hopes” is one of the main things; I guess that’s a kind of confirmation bias? I guess I’d rather describe it as a big missing skill or practice, but maybe I’m being too restrictive with the word “bias”.
I was uneasy about “confirmation bias” when I was writing my comment (and momentarily considered “motivated cognition”, which is not any better).