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A Bias Radar for Responsible Policy-MakingHow Bias Distorts Evidence and Its Assessment

A Bias Radar for Responsible Policy-Making: How Bias Distorts Evidence and Its Assessment [Scientific policy advisers collect information and on its basis formulate alternative policy options for policy-makers to consider. Throughout the process, biases can cause systematically distorted perceptions of facts and opinions in virtue of which advisers fail to weigh evidence, assessments and points of view objectively. The chapter first develops a better understanding of unconscious biases, what they are and how they occur. It then introduces the phenomenon of cognitive dissonance, which explains why we are intrinsically biased. Next, it describes and illustrates some well-known and some lesser-known biases. Finally, the chapter proposes the bias wheel as a practical method of checking for bias and promoting bias-awareness.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Bias Radar for Responsible Policy-MakingHow Bias Distorts Evidence and Its Assessment

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Van Woensel, Lieve
Springer Journals — Dec 27, 2019
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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
ISBN
978-3-030-32125-3
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17 –37
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-32126-0_2
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Abstract

[Scientific policy advisers collect information and on its basis formulate alternative policy options for policy-makers to consider. Throughout the process, biases can cause systematically distorted perceptions of facts and opinions in virtue of which advisers fail to weigh evidence, assessments and points of view objectively. The chapter first develops a better understanding of unconscious biases, what they are and how they occur. It then introduces the phenomenon of cognitive dissonance, which explains why we are intrinsically biased. Next, it describes and illustrates some well-known and some lesser-known biases. Finally, the chapter proposes the bias wheel as a practical method of checking for bias and promoting bias-awareness.]

Published: Dec 27, 2019

Keywords: Bias; Cognitive dissonance; Bias-awareness; Bias wheel; Critical thinking

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