You energetically seek information that agrees with your point of view when researching a group project and you ignore information that contradicts your point of view. You are exhibiting
A) confirmation bias.
B) invalid inferences.
C) correlation as causation fallacy.
D) false dichotomy.

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The behavior described is an example of confirmation bias, which is the tendency to seek out or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses, while disregarding or discounting evidence that contradicts them.

You Energetically Seek Information That Agrees with Your Point of View