Quoting Russell Coker (russell@coker.com.au):
On Fri, 4 Jan 2013, Rick Moen <rick@linuxmafia.com> wrote:
Quoting Russell Coker (russell@coker.com.au):
One thing that's always annoying is when people make wild claims offering no evidence at all and then criticise people who reference Wikipedia.
Classic confirmation bias.
Obligatory Wikipedia link follows. ;-> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
Actually Andrew and I have a history of debates that end when I cite references to support my claims and he refuses to provide any. You can consulte the list archives for examples.
You may have misinterpreted my post. When I said 'classic confirmation bias', I merely meant that the practice of making wild claims while offering no evidence (and cherry-picking or exaggerating supposed data) is a good example of confirmation bias. In no way was I critiquing anyone in present company.