confirmation bias
The English word “confirmation bias” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- A cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study; a psychological tendency to look for and accept information which supports one's values and worldview and reject that which conflicts with it.
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- confirmably
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