ARTS Theme 1: Recognising and Understanding our biases

Last Updated: Week 1 The Fallible Mind

Misinformation

Provided by someone when they believe something to be true when they are incorrectly informed with no ill intent

Disinformation

When they know what they are saying is incorrect but say it anyway

Bullshit

If they attempt to persuade you of something without regard for whether what they are saying is true or false. Even if they say true things occasionally, they are not a reliable source of accurate information

Who coined the term bullshitter?

Harry Frankfurt

What are techniques someone will try to convince you of somethings?

Appeal to reputation, appeal to popularity, personal experience, certification, or being “New Zealand made”.

Confirmation bias

Unconscious tendency to seek, interpret, and remember information that aligns with your preexisting beliefs, while ignoring or discrediting contradictory evidence