But experts are no less prone to confirmation bias. I would argue they are even more prone to confirmation bias, due to the level of ego that comes with expert status. Their intuitions and preferences cannot be wrong. They will argue in the face of facts.

For example, the director of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology insists that clitoral neurovascular anatomy is in OB/GYN textbooks. I explained that, when I spoke of clitoral neurovascular anatomy, I was referring to the course of nerves and vessels in the clitoris itself, not just leading up to it. He insisted this was in their textbooks, but he could not provide a single example where it is covered. It is only barely shown in 2 textbooks, Williams Obstetrics and Williams Gynecology, where it is not shown in detail nor described. This is not at all adequate, which was my point. But he insists they know it. And ABOG continues to certify that OB/GYNs are capable of doing female genital cosmetic surgeries despite no training during residency and very limited education in the anatomy.

The reason you can’t tell OB/GYNs they don’t know vulvar anatomy is because they are OB/GYNs. The facts don’t matter. They don’t even have to show you proof they know it. It isn’t in their textbooks. It isn’t in their journals (except in one low impact journal article where incorrect). Meanwhile, even the general anatomy of the clitoris is wrong. But they insist they know it because they are OB/GYNs. They’re supposed to know it, they say they know it, and so the public believes they know it. That’s that.