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The "backfire effect" is a term coined by Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler to describe how some individuals when confronted with evidence that conflicts with their beliefs come to hold their original position even more strongly.[1]

See also

  1. ^ "backfire effect". The Skeptic's Dictionary. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
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