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I really enjoyed that.
Instead of simply saying "fight confirmation bias", try to give reasons why to fight confirmation bias. Being less wrong is often not rewarding enough for people.
Fighting confirmation bias makes you sexy! It will make your peers all think you're smart! You'll feel better about yourself!
You say "many of us among the academically gifted derive a huge amount of self-worth from thinking that WE ARE RIGHT." How could you redirect some of that perceived potential self-worth gain into fighting confirmation bias?
Excellent idea!