Correction Concepts
Cognitive Biases Defined Simply
Cognitive biases are systematic thinking errors affecting everyone. Your brain uses mental shortcuts for speed, but these create predictable mistakes.
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What was corrected
What the page claimed
The article presented the backfire effect (corrections reliably strengthening the original belief) as an established, general finding.
What was corrected
Updated the description to reflect that later replications found backfiring to be rare, with corrections usually working as intended.
Why this is better
The original backfire-effect research has substantially failed to replicate at scale, a well-documented case in the replication-crisis literature. Correction updates the claim to the current evidence rather than adding new sources.
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