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Coined by Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler.
Noun
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backfire
effect
(
plural
backfire effects
)
The finding that, faced with
evidence
that
contradicts
their
beliefs
, people can
reject
the evidence and believe even more strongly.
See also
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boomerang effect
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