This article talks about how Americans once trusted the news in previous generations and now there is no longer any sources Americans can trust for a number of reasons. Why we believe this information starts with cognitive basis, where we believe what everyone else believes. Another reason is that we believe pretty much only what we want to believe due to our ideologies, which is called cognitive dissonance. The last explained is base rate fallacy, where we tend to believe things based on what we experience rather than the information given to us. I think most of the time, the public follows cognitive bias, also called the bandwagon effect. People follow others, and I feel like this happens a lot in sports. As for me, I stay true to my team no matter what. One event that occurred recently was the Tiger Woods scandal. I fell into cognitive dissonance when this came on the news. I refused to believe that the most beloved figure in sports and upstanding man could do such a thing, even if the evidence was solid.
As for the Department of Information, I believe it would be a great idea. But as we all know, money is a huge factor and I don't think it is a top priority at the time. The fact that we could get solid information would be very helpful and I fully support it.
Tiger Woods = great golfer, bad husband
ReplyDeleteI agree that the idea of money is going to be a big factor in the creation of a Department of Information. The corporations would probably be against it but eventually it may come to pass.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you the money would not be there for the Dept. of Info. as well as it might be a little against the current gov. way of handling things.
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