Pursell chapter 2

Dunning-Kruger effect

the phenomenon of being ignorant of how ignorant we are. :

false consensus effect,

the tendency to overestimate the degree to which other people share our opinions, attitudes, and preferences.

illusion-of-truth effect,

, a phenomenon in which you come to believe that a false claim is actually true simply because it is familiar

mere exposure effect,

the idea that just being exposed repeatedly to words or images (even without registering them consciously) can induce a favorable or comfortable feeling toward them, whether or not there is any good reason for doing so

Homophily

is the tendency to give more credence to a statement if it comes from our friends.

motivated reasoning

reasoning for the purpose of supporting a predetermined conclusion, not to uncover the truth.

philosophical skepticism,

There are some who believe that we know much less than we think we do or nothing at all.

social relativism,

the view that truth is relative to societies.

subjective relativism

idea that truth depends on what someone believes

subjectivist fallacy

you accept this notion or use it to try to support a claim,

worldview

a philosophy of life, a set of fundamental ideas that helps us make sense of a wide range of important issues in life