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''"The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss and commit to memory the one, and pass over the other.''" '''~ Francis Bacon''' | ''"The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss and commit to memory the one, and pass over the other.''" '''~ Francis Bacon''' | ||
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'''Confirmation [[Cognitive Biases|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<ref>https://pages.ucsd.edu/~mckenzie/nickersonConfirmationBias.pdf</ref>.''' | '''Confirmation [[Cognitive Biases|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<ref>https://pages.ucsd.edu/~mckenzie/nickersonConfirmationBias.pdf</ref>.''' | ||