backfire effect
nounEtymology
Coined by Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler.
Definitions
The finding that, faced with evidence that contradicts their beliefs, people can reject…
The finding that, faced with evidence that contradicts their beliefs, people can reject the evidence and believe even more strongly.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for backfire effect. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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