"'They’re biased, so they’re wrong!' That’s a fallacy. We can call it the bias fallacy. Here’s why it’s a fallacy: being biased doesn’t entail being wrong. So when someone jumps from the observation that So-and-so is biased to the conclusion that So-and-so is wrong, they commit the bias fallacy. It’s that simple. In this post, I’ll give some examples of the fallacy, explain the fallacy, and then suggest how we should respond to the bias fallacy." https://byrdnick.com/archives/11072/the-bias-fallacy

"'They’re biased, so they’re wrong!' That’s a fallacy. We can call it the bias fallacy. Here’s why it’s a fallacy: being biased doesn’t entail being wrong. So when someone jumps from the observation that So-and-so is biased to the conclusion that So-and-so is wrong, they commit the bias fallacy. It’s that simple. In this post, I’ll give some examples of the fallacy, explain the fallacy, and then suggest how we should respond to the bias fallacy." https://byrdnick.com/archives/11072/the-bias-fallacy

"'They’re biased, so they’re wrong!' That’s a fallacy. We can call it the bias fallacy. Here’s why it’s a fallacy: being biased doesn’t entail being wrong. So when someone jumps from the observation that So-and-so is biased to the conclusion that So-and-so is wrong, they commit the bias fallacy. It’s that simple. In this post, I’ll give some examples of the fallacy, explain the fallacy, and then suggest how we should respond to the bias fallacy." https://byrdnick.com/archives/11072/the-bias-fallacy

If your objection to something is just “it's biased”, then you do not yet have an objection.

I mention #theBiasFallacy in "Strategic Reflectivism":
doi.org/10.48550/arX...

and explain it on my #blog: byrdnick.com/archive...

#logic #argumentation #debate #edu #criticalThinking

The Bias Fallacy | Nick Byrd, Ph.D. “They’re biased, so they’re wrong!” That’s a fallacy. Why? Because being biased doesn’t entail being wrong. In this post, I’ll explain the bias fallacy, gi…

Clarification of #theBiasFallacy: bias doesn’t guarantee that one is wrong *or* that one is right.

(The point is that bias is probably irrelevant when determining whether one has a good argument and whether one is right.)

https://byrdnick.com/archives/11072/the-bias-fallacy

STAY TUNED: Mulling Mueller (with Anne Milgram) – CAFE On this week's Stay Tuned podcast with Preet Bharara, Christiane Amanpour discusses the difference between remaining neutral and being truthful, and the importance of critical journalism and dilligent interviewing domestically and abroad.

Just listened to @PreetBharara explain #theBiasFallacy with @AnneMilgram (at 32:00) www.cafe.com/stay-tuned-mulling-muell...

The Bias Fallacy | Nick Byrd, Ph.D. “They’re biased, so they’re wrong!” That’s a fallacy. Why? Because being biased doesn’t entail being wrong. In this post, I’ll explain the bias fallacy, gi…

When someone dismisses sexual harassment accusers as “politically-motivated”, they commit #TheBiasFallacy. https://byrdnick.com/archives/11072/the-bias-fallacy

Social Science Bites : Tom Chatfield on Critical Thinking and Bias

.@TomChatfield on #CriticalThinking & #Bias via @socialscibites: socialsciencebites.libsyn.com/tom-chatfield-on-critica...

See also #theBiasFallacy: http://www.byrdnick.com/archives/11072/the-bias-fallacy

#theBiasFallacy: taking any evidence that S is biased as falsification of all of S's arguments, research, conclusions, experience, etc.