3 Believing What You Want: Motivated Reasoning, Emotion, and Identity

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Thagard, Paul. "3 Believing What You Want: Motivated Reasoning, Emotion, and Identity". Falsehoods Fly: Why Misinformation Spreads and How to Stop It, New York Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press, 2024, pp. 54-78. https://doi.org/10.7312/thag21394-005

Thagard, P. (2024). 3 Believing What You Want: Motivated Reasoning, Emotion, and Identity. In Falsehoods Fly: Why Misinformation Spreads and How to Stop It (pp. 54-78). New York Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press. https://doi.org/10.7312/thag21394-005

Thagard, P. 2024. 3 Believing What You Want: Motivated Reasoning, Emotion, and Identity. Falsehoods Fly: Why Misinformation Spreads and How to Stop It. New York Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press, pp. 54-78. https://doi.org/10.7312/thag21394-005

Thagard, Paul. "3 Believing What You Want: Motivated Reasoning, Emotion, and Identity" In Falsehoods Fly: Why Misinformation Spreads and How to Stop It, 54-78. New York Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press, 2024. https://doi.org/10.7312/thag21394-005

Thagard P. 3 Believing What You Want: Motivated Reasoning, Emotion, and Identity. In: Falsehoods Fly: Why Misinformation Spreads and How to Stop It. New York Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press; 2024. p.54-78. https://doi.org/10.7312/thag21394-005

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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Lies Kill: The Perils of Misinformation 1
2 Information and Misinformation: How They Work 14
3 Believing What You Want: Motivated Reasoning, Emotion, and Identity 54
4 Plagues: COVID-19 and Medical Misinformation 79
5 Storms: Climate Change and Scientific Misinformation 122
6 Plots: Conspiracy Theories and Political Misinformation 157
7 Evils: Inequality and Social Misinformation 191
8 Misinformation Self-Defense: A Manual Illustrated by the Russia-Ukraine War 228
9 Reality Rescued: Beyond Post-Truth 260
Glossary 285
Notes 289
Bibliography 327
Index 343

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Lies Kill: The Perils of Misinformation 1
2 Information and Misinformation: How They Work 14
3 Believing What You Want: Motivated Reasoning, Emotion, and Identity 54
4 Plagues: COVID-19 and Medical Misinformation 79
5 Storms: Climate Change and Scientific Misinformation 122
6 Plots: Conspiracy Theories and Political Misinformation 157
7 Evils: Inequality and Social Misinformation 191
8 Misinformation Self-Defense: A Manual Illustrated by the Russia-Ukraine War 228
9 Reality Rescued: Beyond Post-Truth 260
Glossary 285
Notes 289
Bibliography 327
Index 343

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