Kevin DorstBelief perseverance is rationalSince you often shouldn’t completely trust corrections, it’s often rational for your beliefs to be affected by news that’s been debunked.Apr 25, 2021Apr 25, 2021
Kevin DorstinArc DigitalHow America PolarizedPolarization has always been with us. What has kicked it into overdrive?Feb 3, 20218Feb 3, 20218
Kevin DorstinScience and PhilosophyWhy Do Arguments Persuade?It’s easier to recognize good arguments than bad ones — as a result, discussion amongst like-minded groups leads to polarization.Oct 31, 2020Oct 31, 2020
Kevin DorstinScience and PhilosophyConfirmation Bias is RationalWhy trying to be accurate leads people to polarize.Oct 17, 2020Oct 17, 2020
Kevin DorstinScience and PhilosophyRational Polarization Can Be Profound, Persistent, and PredictableI show how rational processing of ambiguous evidence can lead people to predictably get stuck in massive disagreement.Oct 8, 2020Oct 8, 2020
Kevin DorstinScience and PhilosophyWhat is “Rational” Polarization?I explain a series of results which show that ambiguous evidence is necessary and sufficient for predictable polarization to be rational.Oct 8, 2020Oct 8, 2020
Kevin DorstinArc DigitalThe Other Side Is More Rational Than You ThinkPolarization is not being caused by irrational factors. If it were, you wouldn’t be able to trust your own beliefs.Sep 25, 202022Sep 25, 202022
Kevin DorstinScience and PhilosophyHow to Polarize Rational PeoplePolarization is pervasive — but I’ll argue it mostly happens for rational reasons. Here’s an experiment demonstrating of how it could.Sep 17, 20201Sep 17, 20201
Kevin DorstinScience and PhilosophyReasonably Polarized: Why politics is more rational than you think.We can’t blame political polarization on irrationality; instead, we must see it as due to rational causes. Here’s how we can.Sep 6, 20204Sep 6, 20204
Kevin DorstinScience and PhilosophyIs the Conjunction Fallacy Irrational? Take a Guess.People commit the conjunction fallacy because they’re guessing, rather than assessing probabilities. Often this is rational.Jul 18, 20201Jul 18, 20201
