Subject: Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?
1.....6
So a reasonable person would come to a conclusion that ....

Only if your "1...6" would be the whole and complete story, if you exclude all other points one could make in this case.

Confirmation bias is the tendency to search, interpret, and recall information in a way that aligns with our pre-existing values, opinions, or beliefs

What if the search for information (no, not on conspiracy sites) during/after the Pandemic brought one (me) to au contraire change his opinions and beliefs?

A final comment, for rayvt: Brother, it's hopeless.