The Backfire Effect refers to a phenomenon where, upon being corrected regarding a piece of misinformation, someone will continue to believe that misinformation even more strongly. This is something I have brought up in the past as a reason why mere facts simply aren’t good enough for changing minds. We are often so deeply ingrained in […]
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http://www.patheos.com/blogs/tippling/2018/01/23/study-disputes-existence-backfire-effect/
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