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The '''backfire effect''' is a term used to describe a [[cognitive bias]] that causes individuals challenged with evidence contradictory to their beliefs to reject the evidence and instead become an even firmer supporter of the initial belief.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skepdic.com/backfireeffect.html|title=backfire effect|work=[[The Skeptic's Dictionary]]|accessdate=26 April 2012}}</ref><ref name='CJR'> |
The '''backfire effect''' is a term used to describe a [[cognitive bias]] that causes individuals challenged with evidence contradictory to their beliefs to reject the evidence and instead become an even firmer supporter of the initial belief.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skepdic.com/backfireeffect.html|title=backfire effect|work=[[The Skeptic's Dictionary]]|accessdate=26 April 2012}}</ref><ref name='CJR'>{{cite web | url = http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/the_backfire_effect.php?page=all | title = The Backfire Effect | accessdate = 2012-05-01 | last = Silverman | first = Craig | date = 2011-06-17 | work = Columbia Journalism Review | quote = When your deepest convictions are challenged by contradictory evidence, your beliefs get stronger.}}</ref> The phrase was first coined by [[Brendan Nyhan]] and Jason Reifler in a paper entitle ''"When Corrections Fail: |
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The persistence of political misperceptions"''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nyhan|first1=Brendan|last2=Reifler|first2=Jason|year=2010|title=When Corrections Fail: The Persistence of Political Misperceptions|journal=Political Behavior|volume=32|issue=2|pages= |
The persistence of political misperceptions"''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nyhan|first1=Brendan|last2=Reifler|first2=Jason|year=2010|title=When Corrections Fail: The Persistence of Political Misperceptions|journal=Political Behavior|volume=32|issue=2|pages=303–330|doi=10.1007/s11109-010-9112-2|url=http://www.dartmouth.edu/~nyhan/nyhan-reifler.pdf|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> |
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The backfire effect is a term used to describe a cognitive bias that causes individuals challenged with evidence contradictory to their beliefs to reject the evidence and instead become an even firmer supporter of the initial belief.[1][2] The phrase was first coined by Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler in a paper entitle "When Corrections Fail: The persistence of political misperceptions".[3]
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References
- ^ "backfire effect". The Skeptic's Dictionary. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ Silverman, Craig (2011-06-17). "The Backfire Effect". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
When your deepest convictions are challenged by contradictory evidence, your beliefs get stronger.
- ^ Nyhan, Brendan; Reifler, Jason (2010). "When Corrections Fail: The Persistence of Political Misperceptions" (PDF). Political Behavior. 32 (2): 303–330. doi:10.1007/s11109-010-9112-2. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
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