Nigel often cites newspaper editorials favoring the presidential candidate he supports and ignores editorials critical of the candidate. Nigel appears prone to:
A)the representativeness heuristic.
B)functional fixedness.
C)the confirmation bias.
D)the availability heuristic.

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The confirmation bias refers to the tendency to seek out and favor information that confirms our existing beliefs while ignoring or dismissing information that contradicts them. Nigel is exhibiting this bias by only citing editorials that support his preferred candidate and ignoring those that do not.

Nigel Often Cites Newspaper Editorials Favoring the Presidential Candidate He