backfire effect

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Coined by Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler.

Noun[edit]

backfire effect (plural backfire effects)

  1. The finding that, faced with evidence that contradicts their beliefs, people can reject the evidence and believe even more strongly.

See also[edit]

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