Google Confirmation Bias

Picking sources carefully for an argument is a necessity. Many articles and news sources aren’t always found to be credible or correct. If an argument is based off of one of these sources, then in turn it is going to be flawed and not credible. Unfortunately, in the time we live in there are lots of people who don’t check the facts behind an argument. We live in a time of Facebook news articles and biased media that people spread without ever looking into. It’s a shame considering how easy it is to pull out a smartphone and google it. What it really comes down to is a phenomenon called confirmation bias. People are going to believe what they want to be true and deny what they don’t like. Last year my English teacher told the class about some papers that her freshman had turned in. There were several of them that were based off of a news site called the ONION. The website has a very professional look and claims it is one of the finest news sources
There is far more to Google than what meets the eye. In its quest to be the best search engine, Google has been programmed to study you as you use it. It learns what you do and don’t like and provides you with the results that best align with your views. In theory it’s genius, but what happens is people who are at opposite ends of the political views spectrum may receive different articles from the same search. Both of which line up with their individual points of view and reinforce their confirmation bias. Anyone can fall for confirmation bias. I try to be as open-minded and logical as possible, yet I occasionally catch myself discrediting an article I haven’t even read just because it doesn’t line up with my beliefs. I believe that this is one of the major problems with our society. People aren’t capable of taking an extended look from another person’s view because they are set in stone that they are