The natural human tendency to hold opinions that agree with one's own point-of-view as more valuable than opinions that do not. However, this can be magnified to an insane proportion in ignorant people, overly-religious people, people who have power, people who think they have power, people on a power trip, and people who hate criticism in general. This may stem from a fear of change, what one does not know, or from an OD god complex.
by ionno whodunnit June 01, 2009
The monetization of confirmation bias is the act of generating revenue from a person or group of peoples preconceived conclusion or thoughts.
by Marlo L February 19, 2019
He regretted it immediately!
A retard "You see, I call someone a name and then I confirmation bias other people into believing me. It's like I do the confirmation bias for you and then I expect the audience to ignore the fact that I'm an imposter."
by Hym Iam January 19, 2025
The tendency for an individual to wrongly come to a conclusion, largely due to that individuals obsession with a specific item or idea.
Danny states "Product X is only available on Apple IPhones, therefore Iphones are better." When in reality, Danny has an unhealthy obsession with Apple products and is rejecting the obvious signs that androids are better products. Danny is committing habitual false confirmation bias.
by I'mBetterThanYou2 December 01, 2023