Response for Jane Elliot:
An example of confirmation bias within this clip is when Jane Elliot is talking about that white people only make laws that benefit themselves. When people are making these laws, they are only seeking information that gives confirmation about their beliefs or what they want to see for the country. They don’t look at how this law could impact everyone in the country, they only look at that it will benefit them in some way. Discussing people as blue eyed or brown eyed is a form of false dichotomy. This opposes the fact that there are brown eyes, blue eyes, hazel eyes, gray and a bunch more possibilities.
The lessons she taught her elementary school students on racism and stereotyping was impactful. I remember when I