According to Robert Marzano: Here are the Top 10 Reasons Why Students Make Errors in Reasoning

I made an assumption that isn’t accurate.
I didn’t have enough information to draw the appropriate conclusion.
I had the wrong information to draw the appropriate conclusion.
I have a personal bias that is interfering with drawing the right conclusion.
I constantly evade the issue and go off topic, making it impossible for me to

draw the right conclusion.
I think that if something happens once or twice, it must be

true all the time.
I think that if two things occur together, one must have

caused the other.
I refuse to consider the possibility that I might be wrong.
I make frequent derogatory statement about another person.
10. I rely more on emotion and force than logic and reason

Listen to the following excerpt “Why It’s Hard to Admit to Being Wrong
Reflect on errors you often find yourself making in reasoning, why and how it relates to your cognitive dissonance.