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==Confirmation Bias== | ==Confirmation Bias== | ||
[[Confirmation Bias]] is the strong human tendency to dismiss or distort evidence or facts that are contrary to our acceptable beliefs formed by our [[Mental Map]] and readily seek out any kind of evidence that supports our views.<ref>[http://www.energeticsynthesis.com/index.php/resource-tools/news-shift-timelines/2832-bio-neurology Bio-Neurology]</ref> | [[Confirmation Bias]] is the strong human tendency to dismiss or distort evidence or facts that are contrary to our acceptable beliefs formed by our [[Mental Map]] and readily seek out any kind of evidence that supports our views.<ref>[http://www.energeticsynthesis.com/index.php/resource-tools/news-shift-timelines/2832-bio-neurology Bio-Neurology]</ref> | ||
==Begging the question== | |||
Begging the question is a type of circular reasoning, an argument that requires that the desired conclusion be considered to be true, whether it is true or not. This often occurs in an indirect way such that the fallacy's presence is hidden, or at least not easily apparent. Begging the question is often used to mean "raising the question" or "suggesting the question". Sometimes it is confused with "dodging the question", which is an evasion technique used in an attempt to avoid answering the question. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question Begging the question]</ref> | |||