In policing, illegal search often finds something. A way to harass groups you don’t like is to expose them to searches with less basis. Searching a lot means you find a lot of stuff, even if it is cost ineffective or you had no reason to expect to find anything. The injustice a citizen faces when under this weapon is attention when its unwarranted.
I see the core of the algortih of the bias as: Do I like A? If yes, accept with suspension of curiousity. If no, inquire about things connected to A. This has a high chance of stopping at a desirable state without needing to fabricate a single fact.
The way to resist falling into this is that if you are doing a detailed analysis, you should be even handed to be intereested in everything relevant to that depth. Be curious about the no and the yes.
I would call it motivated scrutinity.
In policing, illegal search often finds something. A way to harass groups you don’t like is to expose them to searches with less basis. Searching a lot means you find a lot of stuff, even if it is cost ineffective or you had no reason to expect to find anything. The injustice a citizen faces when under this weapon is attention when its unwarranted.
I see the core of the algortih of the bias as: Do I like A? If yes, accept with suspension of curiousity. If no, inquire about things connected to A. This has a high chance of stopping at a desirable state without needing to fabricate a single fact.
The way to resist falling into this is that if you are doing a detailed analysis, you should be even handed to be intereested in everything relevant to that depth. Be curious about the no and the yes.