Rejecting Evidence
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A Rejecting Evidence is an evidence item that rejects a reasoned argument.
- AKA: Contradicting, Disconfirming.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Rejection, Weakening Evidence.
References
1979
- (Lord et al., 1979) ⇒ Charles G. Lord, Lee Ross, and Mark R. Lepper. (1979). “Biased Assimilation and Attitude Polarization: The Effects of Prior Theories on Subsequently Considered Evidence..” In: Journal of personality and social psychology, 37(11). doi:10.1037/0022-3514.37.11.2098
- QUOTE: People who hold strong opinions on complex social issues are likely to examine relevant empirical evidence in a biased manner. They are apt to accept "confirming" evidence at face value while subjecting "disconfirming" evidence to critical evaluation, and, as a result, draw undue support for their initial positions from mixed or random empirical findings. Thus, the result of exposing contending factions in a social dispute to an identical body of relevant empirical evidence may be not a narrowing of disagreement but rather an increase in polarization. To test these assumptions, 48 undergraduates supporting and opposing capital punishment were exposed to 2 purported studies, one seemingly confirming and one seemingly disconfirming their existing beliefs about the deterrent efficacy of the death penalty.