Rachel believes strongly that her alternative to a problem is the best solution. When lobbying for her solution with the team, she focuses only on aspects of the evaluation document consistent with her claims. What is Rachel demonstrating?
A)confirmation bias
B)representativeness bias
C)illusion of control
D)production blocking
E)devil's advocacy

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Rachel is demonstrating confirmation bias, which is the tendency to focus on information that confirms one's preconceptions or beliefs while ignoring contradictory evidence.

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