benkuhn comments on Biases of Intuitive and Logical Thinkers - Less Wrong
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This is quite related to ignoring information that doesn't fit into a framework, but another common logical bias is forcing information into your framework when it doesn't fit.
My most obvious personal encounter with this was in my high school English classes, where my teacher frequently criticized me for having an "overbearing" interpretation of the text. For a perhaps more relatable example, I've known people who have just learned about status to interpret absolutely every behavior in the context of status, even when that doesn't quite fit.
Are you saying it's you who was forcing non-fitting information into a framework here, or your teacher?