BACKFIRE EFFECT

What Does BACKFIRE EFFECT Mean?

The backfire effect is a cognitive bias.

The backfire effect is an innate bias that causes people who are presented with evidence that challenges their beliefs to reject that evidence and to strengthen their support of their original stance. Effectively, showing someone evidence that proves they are wrong is often counterproductive.

The backfire effect is a type of confirmation bias, which is a cognitive bias that causes people to reject information which contradicts their beliefs, or to interpret information only in a way that confirms those beliefs.

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BACKFIRE EFFECT
Definition:A Cognitive Bias
Type:Word
Guessability:
3: Guessable
Typical Users:
Adults and Teenagers

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BACKFIRE EFFECT

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