biased

Only mentioning pro Dream stuff und acting as if the words of a liar are solid proof

Karl jobst is hard biased towards Dream in his 2. Dream vid. Change my mind

by marczeslaw July 8, 2021

Biased

adjective

The inability to read, comprehend, or process information objectively, usually while holding a position of authority. A biased person will confidently misunderstand plain text, ignore evidence in bold letters, and still believe they’re the smartest one in the room.

Often caused by favoritism, ego, or the dangerous combo of low literacy and high confidence.

Synonyms: Anshin, illiterate impartiality, agenda-driven hallucination, selective reading disorder

“The ruling was so biased it wasn’t even wrong — it was just Anshin speed-reading the situation, misunderstanding everything, and calling it judgment.”

by Fenrirsulfr February 1, 2026

Biased Placebo Bias

A flaw in experimental design where the so-called "placebo" or control condition isn't truly neutral or inert, but instead contains hidden factors that skew the results. This bias invalidates comparisons because the baseline isn't a clean zero; it's already tilted. Common in psychology and medicine, it happens when researchers don't account for the placebo's own effects—like the color of a pill, a practitioner's demeanor, or the simple act of receiving any attention—which can exaggerate or mask the real treatment's impact. It's building your scientific house on a crooked foundation.

Example: A study on an herbal "mood-booster" uses a placebo pill made of plain sugar. But if participants can taste/smell the distinct herbs in the real pill, the placebo isn't blind. The Biased Placebo Bias occurs: the "control" group knows they didn't get the real thing, potentially depressing their reported mood and making the herbal pill seem more effective than it is.

by Dumu The Void February 4, 2026

Metacognitive Biases

Flaws in our self-monitoring and self-regulation of thinking processes (metacognition). These biases distort our judgment of our own understanding, learning, and problem-solving abilities. Key examples include the Dunning-Kruger effect (poor performers overestimate their ability) and the Illusion of Explanatory Depth (believing you understand something complex until you have to explain it). They are biases in the "dashboard readings" of your own mind.

Metacognitive Biases Example: A student crams for an exam and feels a strong "feeling of knowing." This Metacognitive Bias leads them to stop studying, confident they've mastered the material. During the test, they blank—their metacognitive gauge of knowledge was faulty, mistaking familiarity for understanding.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 4, 2026

Logical Biases

Systematic patterns of deviation from norm or rationality in the application of logical rules, often driven by emotion, worldview, or cognitive shortcuts. This isn't about formal fallacies, but about the biased choices we make within logic: which premises we accept, which inferences we draw, and which counter-arguments we entertain. It's the subjectivity hidden inside the objective shell of logic.

Logical Biases Example: Two people see the same data on tax cuts. One, with a pro-market logical bias, immediately infers it will stimulate investment. The other, with an equity-focused logical bias, infers it will increase inequality. The same logical tool (inference from data) is wielded to different ends based on prior ideological commitments.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 4, 2026

Metalogical Biases

Prejudices that operate at the level of metalogic—the study of the properties of logical systems themselves (like consistency, completeness, soundness). A metalogical bias might be an irrational attachment to classical logic as the "One True Logic," rejecting non-classical systems (like paraconsistent logic that tolerates contradiction) because they feel wrong or threatening, not because they are unsound for certain problems.

Metalogical Biases Example: A mathematician has a metalogical bias for completeness. They deeply distrust any proposed logical system that is proven to be inherently incomplete (like Gödel showed for arithmetic), viewing it as "broken," even if it's incredibly useful for computer science or legal reasoning where paradoxes must be managed.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 4, 2026

Cognitive Biases of Cognitive Biases

The specific, recursive set of errors we make when trying to identify, label, and correct cognitive biases. This includes: Bias Attribution Bias (attributing others' actions to their biases, but your own to circumstances), Fallacy Fallacy applied to biases (dismissing someone's point because you spotted a bias, even if their point is valid), and the "I'm Educated on Biases" Bias (assuming knowledge of bias lists makes you immune to them).

Cognitive Biases of Cognitive Biases Example: You accuse a friend of confirmation bias for only reading news that aligns with her politics. She retorts that your accusation is itself driven by fundamental attribution error (a Cognitive Bias). You then dismiss this as a tu quoque fallacy (a Fallacy Fallacy). This infinite regress of bias accusations is the hall of mirrors created by Cognitive Biases of Cognitive Biases.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 4, 2026