Hence, the Chinese proverb, A picture is worth a thousand words. And because the Web supports multimedia and pictures are an integral part of the experience, we have a tendency to assume that pictures support the claims made by the text, but that is not always the case. Be careful not to be overly swayed by the graphics, but make sure you base your judgment on the text or data underlying the graphics. It is also a good idea to ask yourself whether or not the graphics fairly represent the information. We all have so much information flowing into our consciousness every day that we just cannot keep track of all of it.
New information pushes out old.
Had the information arrived in a different order, our decision might have been different. This bias is especially prominent in the realm of Web research, where it is possible to locate vast quantities of information about a given topic. The treatment for this bias is to look at your printouts or notes regularly, so that newer information will not automatically enjoy a privileged position of influence. The confirmation bias arises after some research has been completed or after a hypothesis has been formed. As a consequence, information that conflicts with the hypothesis is depreciated or even misinterpreted.