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Episode 156: The Backfire Effect
Today's episode teaches the backfire effect — the counterintuitive finding from political psychologists Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler that being shown we're wrong can actually push us deeper into a false belief. Understanding why our minds defend identity over truth is the first step to catching the move before it happens. The one action today: take two minutes to write the strongest case against one belief you hold confidently — not to abandon it, just to see it clearly. Key Topics: backfire effect, self-honesty, belief perseverance, identity protection, cognitive bias, mental models…
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