Revisionist-believing subjects demanded the full text believing it supported their view
Evidence
Backfire effectPsychological phenomenon where the presentation of true information that conflicts with someone’s mistaken beliefs causes them to hold those beliefs even more strongly. — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 350 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Neoliberal backers believed a canonical text was a precondition for movement success — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 1447; The Orientalist confirms rather than revises the reader’s existing views; Presenting disconfirming evidence to partisans strengthens rather than weakens their views — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 132 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Correcting false beliefs can strengthen them rather than reduce them
#corroborates(0.93) — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 350