Hi folks. I'm attaching a paper I published last year on "confirmation bias", including somewhat ironically in the scientific analysis of social science. There's a fair bit of "inside baseball" with respect to sociology, but the discussion and conclusions (pp. 164-8) get at the heart of my argument about confirmation bias and echo chambers - even within scientific communities. I suspect that anyone who has challenged the orthodoxy of one's discipline or professional associations (or in other institutional spheres) will appreciate at least some of what the attached study reveals. Have a great weekend, one and all! -Joe Dr. Joseph H. Michalski Acting Academic Dean/Associate Academic Dean King’s University College at Western University 266 Epworth Avenue London, Ontario, Canada N6A 2M3 Tel: (519) 433-3491, ext. 4439 Fax: (519) 433-0353 Email: [log in to unmask] ______________________ eið + 1 = 0 ############################ To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1