Evaluating sources of scientific evidence and claims in the post-truth era may require reappraising plausibility judgments
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DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2020.1730181
Abstract: Abstract When individuals have questions about scientific issues, they often search the Internet. Evaluating sources of information and claims they find has become more difficult in the post-truth era. Students are often taught source evaluation… read more here.
Keywords: plausibility judgments; information; truth era; post truth ... See more keywords
The new normal: governance, disruption and the post-truth era
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DOI: 10.1108/tg-12-2022-0166
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the new normal within a continuum of three types of disruption, each of varying duration. References to the new normal draw attention to the periodic and… read more here.
Keywords: governance; disruption; new normal; truth era ... See more keywords
Productive Forces of Post-Truth(s)?
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DOI: 10.1177/1077800418806595
Abstract: Despite efforts to re-establish epistemological order, a litany of fake websites, media misrepresentation, “rumor bombs,” hoaxes, fake news, plagiarisms, and fabricated subjects document the emergence of a post-truth era. Increasing amount of scholarship is shared… read more here.
Keywords: productive forces; truth; truth era; post truth ... See more keywords
The Natural Fallacy in a Post‐Truth era
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DOI: 10.15252/embr.201949859
Abstract: The natural sciences are not immune to societal values and beliefs. Understanding the interference of these factors is key to protect science from becoming a servant to opportunistic interests. read more here.
Keywords: post truth; natural fallacy; fallacy post; truth era ... See more keywords