Smith is committed to the belief that technological advancement is always beneficial and thus never detrimental to human life. Smith reads a carefully written and sufficiently argued essay in which the author contends that the human adoption of any new technology involves both advantages and disadvantages to its adopters. Since Smith is a loyal technophile, Smith accepts the author's claims about the advantages of technology but rejects the author's claims about the disadvantages of technology.
Which cognitive bias is Smith demonstrating?
- Dunning-Kruger effect
- Self-serving bias
- Optimism bias
- Confirmation bias
