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Propaganda Debunking

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Yallow

(1,926 posts)
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 02:51 PM Aug 2016

Why facts don’t matter to Trump’s supporters [View all]

Reposted From Late Breaking News / Not News Opinion

Source: Washington Post

“arguing the facts doesn’t help — in fact, it makes the situation worse.” The reason is that people tend to accept arguments that confirm their views and discount facts that challenge what they believe.

This “confirmation bias”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-facts-dont-matter-to-trumps-supporters/2016/08/04/924ece4a-5a78-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory


You can't argue facts with a true believer. Sad isn't it. I saw his (David Ignatius) interview on CNN. Explains a lot of behavior we see. To hell with facts, I will believe what Fox News tells me is true!!!!

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