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bluewater

(5,420 posts)
110. And I pointed out the problem with Confirmation Bias.
Sat Aug 7, 2021, 11:11 AM
Aug 2021

You keep demonstrating this in your posts.

Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values.[1] People display this bias when they select information that supports their views, ignoring contrary information, or when they interpret ambiguous evidence as supporting their existing attitudes. The effect is strongest for desired outcomes, for emotionally charged issues, and for deeply entrenched beliefs. Confirmation bias cannot be eliminated entirely, but it can be managed, for example, by education and training in critical thinking skills.


Again, if Newsweek is a right wing news source as you insist, just post a link from one of the respected sites that ranks multiple news sources for media bias. Post a link from any such ranking site, one that uses a defined methodology to rate and compare news sources, that labels Newsweek right wing.

I have asked for this repeatedly. What is taking so long? Perhaps, it's because no reputable media bias rating site labels Newsweek as being right wing?

Seems so.

Hey, isn't the original OP post still available for anyone to read for themselves?

Why yes it is!



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No words... secondwind Aug 2021 #1
i seriously have been wondering lately if the our lives have been forever changed Takket Aug 2021 #2
Stop wondering Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #3
1918-1920 Flu infected a third of global popn. COVID has infected about half a percent to date oioioi Aug 2021 #11
The big difference between that flu and COVID-19 BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #41
Great information - thank you! Tadpole Raisin Aug 2021 #45
This is what makes it a bit scary BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #49
My other concern is that beyond long haul syndrome that Tadpole Raisin Aug 2021 #54
I saw a pbs special where they said at the worst in 1918 Tadpole Raisin Aug 2021 #57
Sadly, I think it's true liberal_mama Aug 2021 #16
The only pandemic totally eradicated Diraven Aug 2021 #32
This is very true Larissa Aug 2021 #51
Since our recorded history only covers a few thousand years, Blue_true Aug 2021 #97
Not good news for sure, but EarlG Aug 2021 #4
Yes, MRNA's Are a Game Changer Beetwasher. Aug 2021 #5
I also heard Andy Slavitt on a podcast say that cally Aug 2021 #26
That is reassuring - Thanks EarlG! Tadpole Raisin Aug 2021 #6
Mother Nature bats last MOMFUDSKI Aug 2021 #7
Humans have fucked up I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2021 #35
Worst case scenario: Blue_true Aug 2021 #100
Why do you think the billionaires are colonizing Mars? They have an escape plan. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #111
Bats last with the most fearsome slugger on the team at the plate. nt Blue_true Aug 2021 #98
It seems Mother Nature is done with us C_U_L8R Aug 2021 #8
I doubt that we stick around anywhere close to how long Blue_true Aug 2021 #101
Here's another story about lambda that's not engineered for clickbait BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #9
"more than 80% of sequenced cases in [Peru] have been identified as the lambda variant." bluewater Aug 2021 #18
I dunno, I'm not a scientist BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #19
There is harm in both exaggerating risks AND in down playing risks from emerging variants. bluewater Aug 2021 #24
Nicely said. Caution seems to really anger some people, which is just bizarre. Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #106
That's it, Im going back inside and never coming out! FirstLight Aug 2021 #10
If the entire drug industry winds up being repurposed to fighting Buns_of_Fire Aug 2021 #14
Good question! OMGWTF Aug 2021 #38
Irresponsible sensationalist reporting. Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #12
+1000 BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #22
The trouble is... Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #23
What part of the article was "sensationalist reporting"? Let's look closer... bluewater Aug 2021 #61
I got a $1 that says you won't get a response. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #62
I just expect more tangential complaints about Newsweek bluewater Aug 2021 #72
Yup. Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #69
Exactly ... really getting sick of the fear mongering. 🙄 nt Raine Aug 2021 #103
Humans might have the intelligence to fight the virus, but do we have the will to do so? Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #13
We have all these variants BECAUSE DUMBFUCKISTAN WON'T MASK UP GET THE SHOT! Stinky The Clown Aug 2021 #15
It would not be this bad if Meowmee Aug 2021 #17
This variant is not generally in the US treestar Aug 2021 #74
I was referring to delta on this not lambda Meowmee Aug 2021 #76
No it isn't qazplm135 Aug 2021 #20
Hyperbole brings the clickety clicks BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #21
Now that you mention it, you DO seem to show up in all these threads. Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #107
I feel so blessed to be monitored. BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #112
As you must be monitoring those you ALWAYS comment on. Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #115
From now on... orwell Aug 2021 #25
I might have a better idea. cab67 Aug 2021 #28
I like it! n/t orwell Aug 2021 #82
Coronavirus Alpha: "If you think I'm evil..." 0rganism Aug 2021 #27
A few caveats from epidemiologists I know. cab67 Aug 2021 #29
So lambda is more transmissible than the original strain? bluewater Aug 2021 #30
Thanks for this. ShazzieB Aug 2021 #42
It's interesting that it hasn't spread much here. It's been around longer than Delta. Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #108
The main problem, and challenge, in dealing with these variants is the PCR test. TheRickles Aug 2021 #31
Hoping they can find a way to make vaccines airborne bucolic_frolic Aug 2021 #33
Newsweek, huh? Think I'll wait for some other sources to weigh in before I run in circles. n/t TygrBright Aug 2021 #34
Apparently Newsweek is not reputable for you. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #37
Newsweek is not as reputable as it used to be. ShazzieB Aug 2021 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB Aug 2021 #81
Don't run in circles but wear a mask. marie999 Aug 2021 #67
also not peer reviewed yet treestar Aug 2021 #75
on the same note, the vaccines are not approved yet bluewater Aug 2021 #80
The one thing we never tried that would have worked was multigraincracker Aug 2021 #36
Bullshit click bait from a RW source. Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #39
Newsweek is a RW Source? Really? bluewater Aug 2021 #40
Shuuush...Let it go. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #46
Point taken. bluewater Aug 2021 #48
Educate yourself on the recent history of Newsweek. Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #66
The two media bias ratings I posted weren't enough? Fine, here is a third... bluewater Aug 2021 #71
Maybe I should delete this thread. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #73
It's a form of the Ad hominem Fallacy. bluewater Aug 2021 #77
See the links I posted for a thorough discussion of NW's downfall. Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #86
Inadvertently cherry picked articles, apparently. bluewater Aug 2021 #90
From the article I linked to: Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #94
Thanks for illustrating my point. bluewater Aug 2021 #99
And I posted three sources that call your assertion into question. Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #102
And I pointed out the problem with Confirmation Bias. bluewater Aug 2021 #110
Newsweek has become a right wing rag with a RW agenda and pushing RW tropes and CT Celerity Aug 2021 #63
They were purchased a couple of years ago Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #64
Is there a media bias rating site you respect that calls Newsweek RW? bluewater Aug 2021 #70
The NW article is fear mongering for clicks using inconclusive research Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #85
Calling the study "inconclusive research" shows your lack of understanding of pre-prints. bluewater Aug 2021 #87
Neweek is now owned by, basically, a RW cult obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #88
Or check all the media bias rating sites that say its reliable and slightly left center? bluewater Aug 2021 #91
News week is now rightwing Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #105
You don't like facts? - Biorxiv has the study in question. Read it for yourself Roland99 Aug 2021 #52
Roland99...I've been thru this with the poster. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #55
I can't help myself Roland99 Aug 2021 #56
I'm with you. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #58
I've learned to hold articles on biorxiv at arms' length cab67 Aug 2021 #60
They aren't "facts" at this point, just a collection of data, correlates and speculation Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #65
Right. And as someone who did lab research back in the 80's it does not often hold up GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #95
biorxiv is for non peer reviewed papers obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #89
Little COVID bugs love this country. Free dumb! BootinUp Aug 2021 #43
Vaccines will be adjusted, no use worrying about stuff like this. Jon King Aug 2021 #47
As if we KNOW Bmoboy Aug 2021 #50
This is the same movie. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #53
Hyperbolic click-bait. Elessar Zappa Aug 2021 #59
You consider over 600,000 deaths as fine? marie999 Aug 2021 #68
600,000 deaths isn't the "collapse of human society". meadowlander Aug 2021 #78
You misquoted that. it was "a potential threat to human society" bluewater Aug 2021 #79
"A potential threat" to society in the context of a pandemic means an existential threat. meadowlander Aug 2021 #92
Nice strawman there. No, existential threats are not the only threats to human society. bluewater Aug 2021 #96
You're the one asserting that there are examples. You provide them. meadowlander Aug 2021 #104
Once again, you ignore the threat of global economic collapse bluewater Aug 2021 #109
"...not yet been peer-reviewed..." GoCubsGo Aug 2021 #83
I will GocubsGo Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #84
I agree with Gocubsgo. Not saying it's not true. GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #93
How do we know it's not true? LisaL Aug 2021 #113
The vaccine is still effective if it keeps the vaccinated out of the hospital. GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #116
Israel says Pfizer Covid vaccine is just 39% effective as delta spreads DontBelieveEastisEas Aug 2021 #114
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