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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2015-11-01 02:32 pm
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[ SECRET POST #3224 ]


⌈ Secret Post #3224 ⌋

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Sorry about early, have stuff to do!

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Re: A quick straw pole.

[personal profile] dethtoll 2015-11-01 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Says a lot of people, actually. :( Well, not that very specific source, but people tend to buy into anecdotal evidence over empirical evidence, it's why we have anti-vaxxers.

Re: A quick straw pole.

(Anonymous) 2015-11-01 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I disagree. They buy into anecdotal evidence over empirical evidence about stuff they already believe but anecdotal evidence will never change someone's mind.
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Re: A quick straw pole.

[personal profile] dethtoll 2015-11-01 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not so sure, but you are correct inasmuch that I doubt anything here will change OP's friend's mind. Really stupid ideas tend to be the hardest to shift.

Re: A quick straw pole.

(Anonymous) 2015-11-01 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCL4dXUtblg

Re: A quick straw pole.

(Anonymous) 2015-11-01 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Nah, people are frequently more likely to buy into anecdotal evidence over empirical evidence when they have no opinion and no education on the issue, too. It's a lot easier for someone who's blind to a particular field to believe "I know a guy who X", particularly when X is something sensational, than to form a particular connection to statistics. We're wired to believe a good story.

Re: A quick straw pole.

(Anonymous) 2015-11-01 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
You said it yourself, a good story. That's not nearly the same thing as "10 random people on this random site I know."
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