How confirmation bias works and how to deploy the strawman with Richard Littlejohn

Ah, Richard Littlejohn. I'd decided not to bother looking at his stuff in any detail after wasting my time ploughing through his godawful books*, but today he offers us a masterclass in confirmation bias and how to deploy the strawman argument, so it would be rude not to pay attention. These are the rhetorical flint hammer and rock on a bit of string of the internet comments section buffoon, so it's nice to see them used to crushing effect by the highest paid columnist in all the land.