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Keep this incident in mind next time you're watching '60 Minutes' report on a subject you don't have familiarity with.
by Mountain_Skies 6y ago
Keep this incident in mind next time you're watching '60 Minutes' report on a subject you don't have familiarity with.
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- shakezula 6y agoGell-Mann Amnesia in action.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoSomeone needs to come up with a catchy name for a variant of the Gell Mann Amnesia effect where you know a source is willing to bend their presentation of facts for their agenda but ignore that knowledge when their aligns to your agenda. Because IMO that's a far bigger issue in 2021 than people innocently taking things at face value.
- shakezula 6y agoHmmmm... selection bias maybe? I think that’s in line enough with what you’re describing.
- jancsika 6y agoThat's bound to bias the viewer in the opposite direction, which is no better. After all, a '60 minutes' investigation of opioid distributors led to Congress repealing a very bad law[1]. Why not just approach a subject with which you are unfamiliar with healthy skepticism (like everything else)? And perhaps seek out a domain expert you trust for confirmation when at all possible. [1] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senator-joe-manchin-introduces-repeal-2016-law-60-minutes-opioid-epidemic-report/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senator-joe-manchin-introduces-...
- tylersmith 6y agoThis is just another thing they managed to cause a moral panic about. They did not reveal a "very bad law", they made it harder for people to get safely manufactured opioid products. Pushing more people to unsafe/sub-par street products in the name of their safety. It's disgusting.