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Cognitive Biases and the Preference for Misinformation
This chapter explores how cognitive biases, particularly confirmation bias, drive individuals to favor misinformation over factual truth. It highlights the tendency to ignore conflicting evidence and the psychological mechanisms that reinforce pre-existing beliefs, supported by social psychology studies.
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