Backfire effect
As the backfire effect (from English backfire "misfire, counterfire, backfire; to prove to be a boomerang"; in German about the boomerang effect ) is described in political science the phenomenon that new facts that contradict one's own political views, these even more can solidify.
The term was coined by the political scientists Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler . In a publication from 2010 they examined the phenomenon and came to the conclusion that the confrontation with facts and arguments often leads to the opposite of what is sought for people who follow a political ideology .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ backfire effect . In: The Skeptic's Dictionary . Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ^ Craig Silverman: The Backfire Effect. In: Columbia Journalism Review. June 17, 2011, accessed on May 1, 2012 (English): "When your deepest convictions are challenged by contradictory evidence, your beliefs get stronger."
- ^ Brendan Nyhan, Jason Reifler: When Corrections Fail: The Persistence of Political Misperceptions. springer.com
- ^ When Corrections Fail: The persistence of political misperceptions. University of Michigan , accessed December 15, 2017 .
- ↑ Brain & Mind 9/2017 - The Dark Side of Empathy: When Compassion is Immoral Spectrum of Science, p. 27