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094 - The Backfire Effect - Part Two

094 - The Backfire Effect - Part Two

If you try to correct someone who you know is wro…

You Are Not So Smart

January 29, 201747m 10s

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Show Notes

If you try to correct someone who you know is wrong, you run the risk of alarming their brains to a sort-of existential, epistemic threat, and if you do that, when that person expends effortful thinking to escape, that effort can strengthen their beliefs instead of weakening them.

In this episode you'll hear from three experts who explain why trying to correct misinformation can end up causing more harm than good.

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