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.8 min read·Apr 25, 2021----
Kevin DorstinArc DigitalHow America PolarizedPolarization has always been with us. What has kicked it into overdrive?·9 min read·Feb 3, 2021--8--8
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.5 min read·Oct 31, 2020----
Kevin DorstinScience and PhilosophyConfirmation Bias is RationalWhy trying to be accurate leads people to polarize.5 min read·Oct 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.9 min read·Oct 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.10 min read·Oct 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.·6 min read·Sep 25, 2020--22--22
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.8 min read·Sep 17, 2020--1--1
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.8 min read·Sep 6, 2020--4--4
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.10 min read·Jul 18, 2020--1--1