Media, Information and Technoculture 1025F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: D12, Confirmation Bias, Critical Thinking

• School: Western University
• Department: Media, Information and Technoculture
• Course: Media, Information and Technoculture 1025F/G
• Professor: Paul Benedetti

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Lecture three what is a(cid:374) argu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t: people can falsely believe that they saw details only suggested to them, misinformation can even lead people to have very rich, false memories, dr. elizatbeth loftus. Famous for disney land experiment: most of audience said they saw bugz bunny, however, they only saw a poster of the character: we remember "hits" and forget "misses, cold reading, uses general statements. What gets in the way: the power of anecdotes, unexplained doesn"t mean inexplicable, confirmation bias (living in our own information bubbles, things we agree with, confirm ideas we already have. Self interest: believing in something solely because it advances or coincides with you interests. Interested in what is good for them, for their own benefit: example: trump, false statements, when someone disagrees, he continues his argument, argues in circles. Ignoring facts and evidence: anger or defensiveness, blaming others and rationalizing, overwhelmed by strong emotion, critical thinking breaking down.