When people make decisions or judge candidates, their brains naturally play tricks on them — they see what they want to see, avoid what's uncomfortable, and refuse to accept facts that don't fit their story. These tricks have names — Ignorance (missing information), Avoidance (dodging hard conversations), and Denial (rejecting facts you don't like). Together they lead to bad decisions made with total confidence. Instead of relying on one person to be fair, positive, and critical all at onc...