Factual correction fails against holders of complex ignorance about Islam.

Evidence

Mattson argues that complex ignorance explains why simply providing the larger public with correct information about Islam is ineffective. She refers to her own experience of public speaking engagements after 9/11 in which many people would sit through her lectures on Islamic teachings and practices, only to respond at the end with incredulity. They were convinced they knew more about Islam than she did, even though her education in and experience of Islam far exceeded theirs. Mattson’s observations on complex ignorance of Islam shed some light on why responding to the Islamophobia industry by presenting straightforward facts and data will have a limited impact. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 653

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Islamophobic myths rest on distorted readings that have become unquestioned common sense. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 155; Preconceptions about Muslims filter out information that contradicts them; Accurate knowledge of Islam did not soften early Christian hostility toward it — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 132 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Preconceptions about Muslims filter out information that contradicts them #corroborates (0.75)
• Islamophobic myths rest on distorted readings that have become unquestioned common sense. #expands (0.70) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 155
• Accurate knowledge of Islam did not soften early Christian hostility toward it #corroborates (0.70) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 132
• Suspicion of Muslims is based on association rather than evidence #corroborates (0.70)
• No genuine knowledge can be derived from a state of ignorance #contradicts (0.60) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1077