Why does the backfire effect make sense

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The Oatmeal "The Backfire Effect"

1) From an evolutionary standpoint, why does the "backfire effect" make sense?

2) What may be a helpful way to deal with challenges to your core beliefs, as proposed near the end of "the Oatmeal"?

"The Dunning-Kruger Effect"

3) What does the Dunning-Kruger Effect suggest about how we perceive our own competence?

4) How can you find out how good you actually are at various things?

"Fake or Real?" and "Fake News Antidote"

5) What do these two short articles suggest might help readers discriminate the accuracy of their news content more effectively?

Why Every Social Media Site is a Dumpster Fire

6) What kind of words are more likely to be retweeted?

7) Why do more extreme politicians have more followers on social media?

8) So, in other words, why are more extreme or shocking political statements proportionately rewarded on social media sites?

9) What reasonable solutions do you personally think could be an effective strategy to counter-act the growth of extremist content on social media?

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