Talk of the Nation
Facts often don't matter, especially in political arguments. New research suggests that misinformed people rarely change their minds when presented with the facts, and often become even more attached to their beliefs. The phenomenon is called backfire and it plays an important role in how we shape and solidify our political beliefs. It also raises questions about a key principle of a strong democracy: that a well-informed electorate is better than one that is not informed, or is misinformed. Dana Milbank, national Political Columnist for the Washington Post, joins Neal Conan, along with Brendan Nyhan, a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research at the University of Michigan.[listen]
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