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Preferential Treatment: How What We Like Defines What We Know

Preferential Treatment: How What We Like Defines What We Know writes:
"ScienceDaily (Jan. 26, 2009) — It is no secret that you know more (that is, have expertise) about things you are interested in. If you hate baseball, you are not going to spend your spare time reading up homerun statistics and debating who the best pitcher is. On the other hand, if you inadvertently tell a wine connoisseur, that you enjoy a particular wine "just because it tastes good,""

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