A genetic fallacy has somewhat to due with having a bias. It’s whether believing a claim is true or false based on who it comes from. An examples of a genetic fallacy can be when your friend says “My uncle said it’s true.” Your friend is not using a logical source of information he is choosing to believe his uncle because it’s their uncle, so it’s like having a bias in a way. Here is a visual example:
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i think it is very interesting that we are wired to be biased off what we hear based off who it is coming from, and how our relationship with that person dictates whether or not what they are saying is the truth or not. i can definitely say that i fall victim to this as i tend to believe things easily if someone i trust tells me even without me checking.