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Kevin Dorst
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Science and Philosophy
Oct 31, 2020
Why Do Arguments Persuade?
It’s easier to recognize good arguments than bad ones — as a result…
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Kevin Dorst
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Science and Philosophy
Oct 17, 2020
Confirmation Bias is Rational
Why trying to be accurate leads people to polarize.
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Kevin Dorst
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Science and Philosophy
Oct 8, 2020
Rational Polarization Can Be Profound, Persistent, and Predictable
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Kevin Dorst
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Science and Philosophy
Oct 8, 2020
What is “Rational” Polarization?
I explain a series of results which show that ambiguous evidence is…
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Kevin Dorst
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Science and Philosophy
Sep 17, 2020
How to Polarize Rational People
Polarization is pervasive — but I’ll argue it mostly happens for…
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Kevin Dorst
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Sep 6, 2020
Reasonably Polarized: Why politics is more rational than you think.
We can’t blame political…
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May 9, 2020
The Gambler’s Fallacy is Not a Fallacy
I show why rational people should often commit the gambler’s…
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