Felix is conducting research about the impact of Muhammad Ali on the intersection of social justice and sports. His sources to support his claim that Ali’s use of his sports platform to speak out for social justice had a positive and powerful effect. Felix has collected 15 sources. Based on his notes, all the sources explore and support athletes who use their platforms to highlight social injustice, speak positively of Ali’s social justice work, and reveal the positives of using sports to raise awareness. What type of bias is Felix demonstrating? Explain your reasoning in a few sentences.

Confirmation bias refers to the inclination to only consider the information that supports the claim one wants to defend while avoiding the information that could invalidate it.

To ensure his research is not biased, Felix should acknowledge sources that contradict his claim.

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Answer:

confirmation bias

Explanation:

Felix is demonstrating confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is when an author references sources that confirm pre-existing views and beliefs. Felix believes that there is a place for social justice in sports, as demonstrated by Muhammad Ali. He chooses to present only sources that support this belief. This choice can negatively impact his research paper as he does not present and refute alternate viewpoints, which would have added to his credibility on the subject. Instead, his credibility is weakened by only presenting biased information supported by one-sided sources.

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