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Cognitive Biases

읽는 데 10분 · ～きらいがある (have a tendency to) · ～がちである (tend to)

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認知バイアスcognitive bias
偏見prejudice
先入観preconception
確証バイアスconfirmation bias
思い込みassumption
きらいがあるhave a tendency to
陥りがちであるtend to fall into
客観的objective
主観的subjective
誤謬fallacy

Cognitive Biases in Japanese

Understanding cognitive biases (認知バイアス) at C1 level allows you to discuss psychology, critical thinking, and argumentation flaws in Japanese.

～きらいがある (kirai ga aru) expresses "have a tendency to" with a negative connotation. Unlike 傾向がある, this pattern implies the tendency is undesirable.

人は自分に都合のいい情報だけを信じるきらいがある。
*People have a tendency to believe only information convenient to them.*

～がちである (gachi de aru) means "tend to" and describes a frequent, usually negative pattern. It attaches to verb stems or nouns.

確証バイアスに陥りがちである。
*One tends to fall into confirmation bias.*

Both patterns are essential for discussing human psychology. Use きらいがある for ingrained tendencies and がちである for recurring patterns. They pair naturally with vocabulary like 偏見, 先入観, and 誤謬 when analyzing flawed reasoning or media manipulation.