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*[http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/04/knowing_about_b.html Knowing About Biases Can Hurt People] by [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] | *[http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/04/knowing_about_b.html Knowing About Biases Can Hurt People] by [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] | ||
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Revision as of 01:59, 23 May 2009
Motivated skepticism is a fallacy of deliberately applying more skepticism to claims that you don't like, than to claims that you do like.
