by ALN | May 6, 2018 | Confirmation Bias, Conservatism, Motivated Reasoning, Racism
Evidence Karen Handel is not bipartisan can be found in a Lugar Center and Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy report. The study found Karen Handel to be one of the least bipartisan House lawmakers. She was 435 out of 438 in terms of her...
by ALN | Aug 30, 2017 | Alexander H. Stephens, Bad Actors, Civil War, Confirmation Bias, Founding Fathers, History, Motivated Reasoning, Religion, Slavery
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by ALN | Jul 15, 2017 | Cognitive Science, Confirmation Bias, Decision Making, Information Analysis, Media Literacy, Motivated Reasoning, Parenting, Religion, Straw man Argument, Structure of Information
The facts reported in this new study are absolutely the most important facts that have come across my desk in awhile. The facts I’m talking about come from a new study by the Pew Research: Sharp Partisan Divisions in Views of National Institutions. Republicans...
by ALN | Jul 10, 2017 | Cognitive Science, Confirmation Bias, Media Literacy, Motivated Reasoning
Jay Caruso, in this post on RedState, attempted to smear Liberals by using a Washington Post story. The Headline of the Washington Post story is “In Alexandria shooter’s hometown, rage-filled radio host channels middle America’s inner frustration.” The...
by ALN | Jul 4, 2017 | Cognitive Science, Confirmation Bias, Media Literacy, Motivated Reasoning, Political Correctness, Religion
George Lakoff has a lot of important insights into our current civil disfunction. His theory, which I happen to fully agree with, says liberals like the Nurturing Mother world view, while, conservative like the Strong Father world view. For liberals, the community...
by ALN | Jun 29, 2017 | Building Consensus, Cognitive Science, Confirmation Bias, Economic Myths, Fascism, Founding Fathers, Leadership, Media Literacy, Motivated Reasoning
More specifically, “In 2016, Pew reported that 45 percent of Republicans and 41 percent of Democrats felt that the other party’s policies posed a threat to the nation.” Democrats and Republicans tended to view people who supported the other party as “exceptionally...
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