I think a better response might be to say, depending on how strongly you evaluate the evidence, &quot;Gee, my personal opinion about this might need to be revised or given less weight in light of broader trends and evidence.&quot;<p>For example, bias against black-sounding names is a real thing. It doesn&#x27;t really matter if you personally have seen it, or if you <i>think</i> you haven&#x27;t seen it. It&#x27;s still real and quantifiable.<p>Most of us should continue to be skeptical that statistical analyses about these things must be carried out robustly and stand up to statistical grokking ... but conditional on that, believe the data and not your gut.