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Techniques of Confirmation Bias

Chapter 1: Cherry-Picking Data

Learn more about how to select only the facts that support your argument

Chapter 2: Confirmation Bias in Social Media

Discover how social media algorithms feed you a constant stream of information that confirms your existing beliefs

Chapter 3: The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Understand how people who are incompetent in a particular field will often overestimate their own expertise and the expertise of others

Chapter 4: The Illusion of Control

Learn how the belief that you are in control of events can lead to confirmation bias and other cognitive errors

Chapter 5: The Affect Heuristic

Discover how your emotions can influence your perception of information and lead to confirmation bias