benkuhn comments on Biases of Intuitive and Logical Thinkers - Less Wrong

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Comment author: benkuhn 13 August 2013 03:11:23PM 5 points [-]

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.

Comment author: SaidAchmiz 13 August 2013 08:52:17PM 2 points [-]

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.

Are you saying it's you who was forcing non-fitting information into a framework here, or your teacher?