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OMG THE BACKFIRE EFFECT!
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WHAT IS IT? It’s a cognitive quirk that not only
rejects facts that contradict our core beliefs, but STRENGTHENS those core
beliefs despite the facts.
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Example: Immunization"
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Example: Warehouse Fire"
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WHY? Because cooperation and tribal
identity is hard to build. Evolution has made it resilient.
We don’t want to be different from our
tribe. f
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WHY? Because what we think of as our
reasoning brain is usually more like a politician than a scientist. "
"We embrace facts that back up our
opinions, reject facts that might change them.
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WHY? Because our IDENTITY is tied to
our deeper beliefs.""
We don’t change who we are lightly.
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WHY? Climate Deniers aren’t the
only ones that do it.
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“The facts are so clear, Brexit will clearly not win a majority
referendum.”""
“The facts are so clear, Donald Trump can’t possibly win.”
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In fact, we ALL do it.
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Some of our organisations, and some of us in this room, have an irrational emotional attachment to rationality. "
"We ignore the facts of persuasion
science that facts don’t win, and keep running fact-based campaigns.
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In fact, this presentation is a fact-based effort to try to
persuade you.
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I’m doomed.
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Ways to Avoid the Backfire Effect
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Abandon the “Information deficit model”.
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Focus on the undecideds, not the skeptics.
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Join with someone who disagrees with you in a joint attempt to solve a mystery.
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Adjust your framing & vocabulary to avoid triggers*.
* “Environment” is a dirty word
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Change behaviour to change opinion, not the other way around.
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Make someone feel GREAT about their values. Take Identity off the table.
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Don’t mention the myth you’re trying to debunk, only the fact you’re trying to plant.
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Don’t overkill. If one fact is enough, two might completely undermine your case.
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Replace the table leg you are taking away.
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Don’t use fact at all. Avoid talking to the head. Talk to the heart. Trigger someone’s values with a STORY.
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Sources & More: • The You Are Not So Smart Podcast • The Righteous Mind: Jonathan Haidt • The Debunker’s Handbook: J. Cook, S. Lewandowsky • Don’t Think About an Elephant: George Lakoff • The Political Brain: Drew Westen
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Brian Fitzgerald Tommy Crawford www.dancing-fox.com [email protected]
Let’s get better at making a more beautiful world.