Well I also beat that horse to death in my answer to Greg
Roland00 Send a noteboard - 09/02/2018 07:41:56 PM
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Like Cannoli, the facts chosen to support the point were all things I already knew and didn't find at all challenging to any of my core beliefs. Like Greg, I thought the writer beat it to death.
Like Cannoli, the facts chosen to support the point were all things I already knew and didn't find at all challenging to any of my core beliefs. Like Greg, I thought the writer beat it to death.
If I was giving a powerpoint presentation / lecture to an audience I would remove the last third of the cartoon before I would pivot to related subjects (strip out all the stuff after "So what do we do about this?"
View original postAs to the central idea that perceived attack on a core belief could trigger the fight of flight response, sure, why not?
Grits teeth,
Yes, Confusion / False Alarm / Challenging fundamental beliefs is a far bigger problem in our daily lives than actual things we need to run away from or to physically fight.
The Backfire Effect
09/02/2018 12:49:25 AM
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Note this is also called Conceptual Conservatism or Belief perseverance and all human beings do it *NM*
09/02/2018 12:50:40 AM
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That was just about as pointlessly condescending as I've come to expect from these posts
09/02/2018 01:22:50 AM
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What if I tell you that I disbelieve things written on the internet unless presented with supporting
09/02/2018 03:05:24 PM
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You are just trying to get me to buy a subscription to the NYT
09/02/2018 07:34:03 PM
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Re: You are just trying to get me to buy a subscription to the NYT
10/02/2018 02:59:46 AM
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meh
09/02/2018 05:03:06 PM
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Well I also beat that horse to death in my answer to Greg
09/02/2018 07:41:56 PM
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It did seem like a lot of words to say people look for facts to support their world view
09/02/2018 09:42:05 PM
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Re: The Backfire Effect- does this result from eating legumes? Or crucirferous vegetables? *NM*
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Alfalfa males do not eat kale for eating kale makes you a kale male, which is just a fancy word
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Had some black beans with lunch yesterday and broccoli with dinner
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