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When you're wrong, you're wrong. But when you're right, you're extra-wrong. And if you're in between, it's still your fault. You just can't win. Suppose you're right on the facts in a content dispute, or right about Wikipedia policies and guidelines if it's a procedural issue or another editor is misbehaving. If you're so right, it's extra ...
Another proposal is that people show confirmation bias because they are pragmatically assessing the costs of being wrong rather than investigating in a neutral, scientific way. Flawed decisions due to confirmation bias have been found in a wide range of political, organizational, financial and scientific contexts.
Historian and American University professor Allan Lichtman answers questions during an interview with AFP in Bethesda, Maryland, on Sept. 7, 2024. "I don't think I called any (keys) wrong ...
Admitting you're wrong: You can make friends and influence enemies on Wikipedia by learning when to admit you're wrong. WP:ADMIT, WP:NEVERMIND. Unranked Assume no clue: Assume that people don't know what they're doing before you assume bad faith. WP:ACLUE, WP:NOCLUE. Mid Assume the assumption of good faith
A suggestive question is a question that implies that a certain answer should be given in response, [1] [2] or falsely presents a presupposition in the question as accepted fact. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Such a question distorts the memory thereby tricking the person into answering in a specific way that might or might not be true or consistent with their ...
Image credits: pandathrowaway #8. You see, I had really bad handwriting as a kid. Like really really bad handwriting. My teachers in general had a hard time trying to mark my homework, and there ...
John: The myth that's inherent here is that if you're emotional, you can't be rational. But actually, modern neuroscience shows that you have to be emotional when you problem-solve, because ...
It does not admit there was anything wrong with the remarks made, and may imply the person took offense for hypersensitive or irrational reasons. Another form of non-apology does not apologize directly to the injured or insulted party, but generically "to anyone who might have been offended".