Copyrighted Image? DMCA | ...That means that for those who think like Cruz, there is virtually no amount of data, reality checks or facts that can persuade the deluded citizen to give up their false ideas. This is the mindset of the Tea Party, the Koch brothers, and many on the far right. Nyhan and Reifler refer to this as "motivated reasoning." What they find is that people who are attached to falsehoods perceive any correcting information as partisan and flawed. So conservatives don't perceive science as information. To them, it's just a liberal agenda. In other words, they don't believe the truth. |
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