Eli5: Why is it easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled?

Question

Eli5: Why is it easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled?

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Answer 1

We have a few things that go against us that are apart of being human. The first is we tend to believe the first information over second or third. The next is we are stubborn. Once we make a decision on a world view we view it as the only way forward. Lastly. When we come into contact with new information our brains literally hurt.

So new information is like eating ice cream. If you eat too fast your head hurts and your brain throws away the ice cream.

Further reading:

Anchoring effect https://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/negotiation-skills-daily/the-drawbacks-of-goals

Overconfident bias (how you get duped also see dunning Kruger) https://www.schwabassetmanagement.com/content/overconfidence-bias

Answer 2

We have a few things that go against us that are apart of being human. The first is we tend to believe the first information over second or third. The next is we are stubborn. Once we make a decision on a world view we view it as the only way forward. Lastly. When we come into contact with new information our brains literally hurt.

So new information is like eating ice cream. If you eat too fast your head hurts and your brain throws away the ice cream.

Further reading:

Anchoring effect https://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/negotiation-skills-daily/the-drawbacks-of-goals

Overconfident bias (how you get duped also see dunning Kruger) https://www.schwabassetmanagement.com/content/overconfidence-bias