Dermott Hayes
Sep 4, 2018 · 1 min read

Exactly right, asimpler and more colloquial explanation, Joe, is the tendency to believe the more times something is repeated, the more reassured a person can be of its apparent veracity. People who read political blogs or newspapers tend to stick to those outlets that best reflect their own thoughts or ideological stance. Opinion becomes more and more marginalised until we only believe what suits own own worldview.

    Dermott Hayes

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    Novellist, poet, blogger and ex-journalist. ‘If the cap fits.’ https://medium.com/@dermotthayes