For example, all of us are frequently guilty of something called confirmation bias. This is the very human tendency to interpret information in a way that confirms what you already believe is true rather than making a fair and objective assessment. Confirmation bias can take many forms, from selective memory to errors in inductive reasoning to outright refusal to acknowledge contradictory evidence. All of these are information-processing glitches that people usually cannot see in themselves even when they are pointed out but that they find immensely frustrating in others.
