Cognitive biases alone cannot explain post-truth without later media factors
Evidence
All three of these experimental results—(1) cognitive dissonance, (2) social conformity, and (3) confirmation bias—are obviously relevant to post-truth, whereby so many people seem prone to form their beliefs outside the norms of reason and good standards of evidence, in favor of accommodating their own intuitions or those of their peers. Yet post-truth did not arise in the 1950s or even the 1960s. It awaited the perfect storm of a few other factors like extreme partisan bias and social media “silos” that arose in the early 2000s. — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 95
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Post-truth predates 2016 with roots in cognitive bias, philosophy, and media change — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 51; News silos cannot protect audiences from post-truth because both exploit the same biases — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 122; Cognitive biases toward group acceptance are the precursor for post-truth — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 121 (+1 more)