Reply #93: maybe...maybe not

[orleans]

you might have just made them a little bit dumber

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=4011775

"Bullock and others have also shown that some refutations can strengthen misinformation, especially among conservatives.


"Reifler questioned attempts to debunk rumors and misinformation on the campaign trail, especially among conservatives: "Sarah Palin says she was against the Bridge to Nowhere," he said, referring to the pork-barrel project Palin once supported before she reversed herself. "Sending those corrections to committed Republicans is not going to be effective, and they in fact may come to believe even more strongly that she was always against the Bridge to Nowhere."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/14/AR2008091402375_pf.html