Dear Hank & John

93: Nothing Fits on a Bumper Sticker

May 22, 2017
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ANECDOTE

Bookstore Interruptions And Sibling Habits

  • John recounts seeing someone reading The Fault in Our Stars in a bookstore and feeling compelled to intervene.
  • He describes family bookstore shelf-tidying as a small, funny habit tied to sibling rivalry.
ADVICE

Avoid Framing News To Fit Bias

  • Do separate reporting from analysis and avoid framing news to satisfy confirmation bias.
  • Do not write misleading headlines just to get clicks because most readers only read the headline.
INSIGHT

Context Loses To Confirming Frames

  • John observes people prefer analysis that confirms beliefs, not neutral context, because it satisfies cognitive desires.
  • He links this preference to why conspiracy theories and biased frames spread easily.
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