Acquisition bias (preconceptions shape the search…)

Processing bias (preliminary conclusion dominates…)

Response bias (Probability of happy outcomes reigns…)

Entrenchment (past results predict future results…)

Availability heuristic (frequency perceptions distorted…)

Pride

Greed

Self deception

Slippery slope

Falsifiability

Logic

Comprehensiveness

Honesty

Replicability

Sufficiency

1. Flag - egocentricity and sociocentricity

2. Explore - the relation between thoughts and feelings

3. Develop virtues: humility, courage, perseverance, fairness

4. Compare analogous situations, perspectives, theories, models, sets of research, opinions

5. Gain Clarity: words, phrases, issues, beliefs, values

6. Examine credibility: of sources, generalizations, oversimplifications

7. Deepen: looking, listening, questioning, reading, analyzing, evaluating..,

1. How reliable is the source?

2. Does this source often make similar claims?

3. Have the claims been verified by another source?

4. Does the claim fit with what we know about how the world works?

5. Has anyone tried to disprove the claim?

6. Where does the preponderance of evidence point?

7. Are the accepted rules of reason and research used?

8. Is the claimant providing an explanation or denying an explanation?

9. Is the new explanation better than the old explanation?

10. Do personal beliefs and biases drive the conclusions?