In
an excerpt from “I Know the Truth, So Don't Bother Me with Facts”
written by Jeffrey Kluger, it has been stated that people are “easily
deceived by rumors and flat-out lies. The topic of discussion was
regarding the “supposed planned mosque at Ground Zero” in downtown
Manhattan. In order to gain a perspective on how realistic this point of
view truly is regarding false beliefs, a research study was conducted
at Ohio State University by R. Kelly Garrett and Erik Nisbet to study
the false beliefs and what would it take to change people’s point of
view regarding such false beliefs.
The two conclusions
that were drawn from the study were 1) peoples belief systems are easily
manipulated when shown devious pictures or inflammatory quotes; 2) a
small percentage of people are willing to change their point of view
despite finding out the “facts” were false.
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