Cognitive bias is a “systematic error in judgment and decision making common to all human beings, which can be due to cognitive limitations, motivational factors, and/or adaptations to natural environments.”1 Some of the logical fallacies discussed earlier in this book can be a source of cognitive bias, such as interpreting correlation as causation in the Affirming the Consequent fallacy. Other sources are covered in some of the Think Better sections (see the discussion on Behavioral Economics). But could another source be the very evolutionary processes that created us homo sapiens?
Having a comprehensive understanding of all these sources of cognitive biases helps us develop “epistemic humility,” which is being humble ...
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