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Seems like no one so far actually read the article (podcast transcript).[†] Bottom line: the "backfire effect" doesn't replicate. They managed to cause a backf
by cormorant 2y ago
Seems like no one so far actually read the article (podcast transcript).[†]
Bottom line: the "backfire effect" doesn't replicate. They managed to cause a backfire effect by phrasing their "fact checks" in a deliberately vitriolic way. This should surprise nobody, and to me, only confirms that the general "backfire effect" isn't real.
[†] Including me. I used Kagi Universal Summarizer and then spot-checked it. https://kagi.com/summarizer/index.html?target_language=&summary=takeaway&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fpodcasts%2Farchive%2F2024%2F09%2Ffact-check-polarization-opinion-politics%2F679898%2F https://kagi.com/summarizer/index.html?target_language=&summ... or pastebin[.]com/z0qx45tG