If I'm described to you as a vivacious and creative person and you see me and I'm all kind of bouncing around and everything, you could then confirm this as, "Look how vivacious and creative he is."

如果有人把我描述成一个活泼有创意的人,当你看到我上跳下蹿时，你就会以此来确认你所相信的，“看他多活泼多有创意”

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If you believe black men are criminals, then when you see a black man who is a criminal you'll chalk it down as support but you'll pay less attention to evidence that white men are criminals and some black men are not criminals.

如果你相信黑人都是罪犯，当你看到一个是罪犯的黑人时,你就会觉得这是证据,但你不会注意其他证据,证明白人也有罪犯,黑人也有不是罪犯的。

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