Re:The “misinformation problem” seems like misinformation
by SquareWheel on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @11:14AM
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What if I show you a heavily biased paper in a quack journal with impressive-looking graphs that shows the earth is a flat disc? Is this misinformation?
Most people will not have the experience to discern things like p-hacking and massaged numbers. Having experts call these things out as misinformation seems quite useful to me.
Re:The “misinformation problem” seems like misinformation
by lmm on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @11:36PM
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> What if I show you a heavily biased paper in a quack journal with impressive-looking graphs that shows the earth is a flat disc? Is this misinformation?
Maybe. I've not heard people calling "misinformation" in cases like that though.
> Is this misinformation, wrongthink, or both?
You missed the fourth option: it's neither. No-one would call it misinformation or wrongthink; rather it's false, or a lie if you're feeling judgemental. I think the person you replied to has made a good point.