Dodging Deception on the Disinformation Superhighway 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, David Evans suggests that three simple questions can help us protect ourselves against deceivers on the Disinformation Superhighway (emphasis in the original).
- Who said it? (For any piece of data or information we are considering.) Many times the person conveying the information we are considering is more important (for our decision) than the information itself.
- What is the source of their information? Like the person conveying the information, the source of that information may be more important than the information itself.
- Do they have a personal stake in the information they are conveying? Will they get rich or gain power or importance by getting you to believe it?
Follow the link to read a real-life application of his reasoning.
