People are unskilled at explaining things and are unskilled epistomologists
Illusion of explanatory depth - unknown end point of explanation, confusions between higher and lower level analysis, misattribution of knowledge to the external world.
Illusion of argument justification - people overestimate the validity and strength of their own point in an argument
Cultural Cognition - people conform their beliefs about debated topics to values that define their cultural identities, facts are accepted based on cultural critera, risks percieved by norms.
People often polarize their beliefs in line with cultural values
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Evidence
Rozenblit and Keil (2002) - illusion of explanatory depth, not present for facts e.g. what is the capital of spain?
Lombrozo (2007) - people are more inclined to choose a simple answer even if the complex one is 3x more likely
Fisher and Keil (2004) - illusion of argument justification
Schuldt (2011) - amongst republicans, as education increased, belief in scientific fact decreased, college educated vs non college educated
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