Searching for the Backfire Effect: Measurement and Design Considerations☆
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jarmac.2020.06.006
Abstract: One of the most concerning notions for science communicators, fact-checkers, and advocates of truth, is the backfire effect; this is when a correction leads to an individual increasing their belief in the very misconception the… read more here.
Keywords: backfire; backfire effect; measurement design;