Answer:
Confirmation Bias
Explanation:
Confirmation bias is a phenomenon wherein decision makers have been shown to actively seek out and assign more weight to evidence that confirms their hypothesis, and ignore or underweigh evidence that could disconfirm their hypothesis. As such, it can be thought of as a form of selection bias in collecting evidence. Confirmation bias is important because it may lead people to hold strongly to false beliefs or to give more weight to information that supports their beliefs than is warranted by the evidence.
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Answer:
Joseph Gurney Cannon known as the "Uncle Joe" Cannon who was one of the most powerful speaker of the house in the United State history. He is the second longest continuously serving speaker of the house from Republican party. he had immense control over the house of representatives of United States.Using his power, he could block the file from passing which he didn't like. He was also against of any kind of reform. He wanted America as it was.
With immense power and law, he could control the which file would go on the floor, would be presented for vote as the speaker. He suppressed the law from voting which he didn't support.
On March 17, 1910 after failing two times to curb Cannon's power over the house the Nebraska representative Norris along with 46 progressive republican and entire 149 democrats to revolt against Cannon.On that day some of the most powerful allies of Cannon were absent.
However, Cannon survived but his absolute power over the house decreased.
So the main reason of revolt against Cannon was his absolute use of power, non progressive thinking.
Explanation:
The correct answer is the first one: the indirect rule. Indirect rule was a system of British and French colonial powers, which employed the local structures and rulers, which enabled stability, while ensuring the power remained in the hands of the Colonial power.
