To remain objective when assessing and taking in evidence is a feat that many may not possess. It takes seeing the world in different perspectives and the idea that one may be wrong, which may test one’s own beliefs and theories. Being unbiased when taking in new information is one of the keys to objectivity. Kathryn Schulz, who is a journalist for major newspapers and magazines such as New York Times and Rolling Stone, has come up with In the chapter, “Evidence” from Kathryn Schulz’s book, Being Wrong, she talks about different biased views and how people process the information given to them. Based off of Kathryn Schulz's ideas on being an ideal thinker, “Here’s Why There Ought to Be a Cap on Women Studying Science and Maths” by Milo Yiannopoulos, …show more content…
He writes, “women drop out of science and Maths in alarming numbers, not because there are sinister and mysterious patriarchal forces at play, but because they simply change their minds about what they want from life.” (Yiannopoulos) He claims that women can not make up their minds about what they want in life. Kathryn Schulz, journalist and author of “Evidence”, says that confirmation bias is when one takes in information that fits with their already existing theories or they only listen to information that fits with their theories. “Instead, this form of confirmation bias is entirely passive: we simply fail to look for any information that could contradict our beliefs.” ( Schulz, 375) He uses a limited number of sources. One of the sources he uses is Dr. Emily Grossman who is a scientist. In another article Yiannopoulos had written “Why Do Feminists Cook Up Stories About ‘Misogyny’ When They Lose Debates?” published on June 11, 2015 he talks about Dr. Emily Grossman and his other source Tim Hunt. In this article he talks about the aftermath of a debate where him and Grossman were discussing Tim Hunt’s comments, claiming that Grossman had tried to say he was being “misogynist” because she was losing the debate. Yet on June 15, 2015 he wrote the article “Here’s Why There Ought to Be a Cap on Women Studying Science and Maths” and used Dr. Emily Grossman as one of his sources, quoting her a few times. He picked certain things she said and took some of it out of context to fit his views. ( add more evidence of biased Kathryn Schulz on confirmation