Backfire effect

The backfire effect is 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 entitled "When Corrections Fail: The persistence of political misperceptions".^[3]

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.

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

[CJR-2] 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.

[3] 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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