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Re:How You Know by mherdeg on Monday December 15, 2014 @06:19PM (#8755064)

I've always wanted a short name for this phenomenon, where a lie takes hold and never leaves no matter how thoroughly it is debunked. Maybe the 'swift boat effect'?

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Re:How You Know by blake8086 on Monday December 15, 2014 @06:57PM (#8755210)

Perhaps "cached thoughts"? http://lesswrong.com/lw/k5/cached_thoughts/

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Re:How You Know by diydsp on Monday December 15, 2014 @10:43PM (#8755774)

It's the importance of first impressions.

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Re:How You Know by ademarre on Monday December 15, 2014 @09:29PM (#8755592)

Cached confirmation bias

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