Dismissal Bias
Dismissal Bias is a proposed composite bias in which unwanted claims or evidence are rejected without genuine testing because they feel inconvenient, threatening, or socially unwelcome.
| Dismissal Bias | |
|---|---|
| Field | Cognitive psychology; belief revision; argumentation |
| Author | Andrew Lehti |
| Status | Proposed composite bias |
| Former name | Rejection of Refutation |
| Related framework | Cognitive Impasse |
| Related concepts | Confirmation Bias, Motivated Reasoning, Brevity Bias, Infamication |
Dismissal Bias describes a reflex to throw out information before it is examined. Tone, source, tribe, inconvenience, or emotional discomfort becomes the veto.
Within Cognitive Impasse, Dismissal Bias operates as a fast closure mechanism. It feels like good judgment because it is quick, but it can filter out disconfirming evidence before reasoning begins.
The bias differs from rejection after analysis. Dismissal Bias occurs when the person refuses the burden of analysis while preserving the feeling of certainty.
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