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- On the Reception and Detection of Pseudo-Profound Bullshit [pdf] http://journal.sjdm.org/15/15923a/jdm15923a.pdf 16 comments
- On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit [pdf] http://journal.sjdm.org/15/15923a/jdm15923a.pdf 2 comments
- On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit [pdf] http://journal.sjdm.org/15/15923a/jdm15923a.pdf 2 comments
- "The propensity to judge bullshit statements as profound was associated with a variety of conceptually relevant variables (e.g., intuitive cognitive style, supernatural belief).... A bias toward accepting statements as true may be an important component of pseudoprofound bullshit receptivity." http://journal.sjdm.org/15/15923a/jdm15923a.pdf 5 comments science
- Pseudo-Profound Bullshit Receptivity (i.e., believing that seemingly impressive, but meaningless, assertions like "Wholeness quiets infinite phenomena" are profound) Is Negatively Correlated with Cognitive Reflection/Ability and Positively Correlated with Conspiratorial Ideation and Religious Belief http://journal.sjdm.org/15/15923a/jdm15923a.pdf 10 comments science
- TIL That Ethereal Speaker Deepak Chopra's tweets were used in a study of "pseudo-profound bullshit" http://journal.sjdm.org/15/15923a/jdm15923a.pdf 31 comments ethereum
- Participants presented with bullshit statements consisting of buzzwords randomly organized into statements with syntactic structure but no discernible meaning. Some are more receptive to bullshit, its detection it is not a matter of indiscriminate scepticism but a discernment of deceptive vagueness http://journal.sjdm.org/15/15923a/jdm15923a.pdf 8 comments science
- 'On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit': 'those more receptive to bullshit were less reflective, lower in cognitive ability, more likely to hold religious/paranormal beliefs and endorse complementary medicine'. http://journal.sjdm.org/15/15923a/jdm15923a.pdf 159 comments science
- On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound Bull$%^@ http://journal.sjdm.org/15/15923a/jdm15923a.pdf 8 comments philosophy
- Individual differences recently found in the "reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit" http://journal.sjdm.org/15/15923a/jdm15923a.pdf 2 comments science
Linking pages
- Donald Trump Is Not a Liar | The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/124803/donald-trump-not-liar 571 comments
- Why conservatives might be more likely to fall for fake news - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/07/why-conservatives-might-be-more-likely-to-fall-for-fake-news/ 344 comments
- The Misinformation Susceptibility Test (MIST): A psychometrically validated measure of news veracity discernment | SpringerLink https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13428-023-02124-2 326 comments
- Why people think total nonsense is really deep - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/01/the-kinds-of-people-who-confuse-total-nonsense-for-something-really-deep/ 70 comments
- Gurus and The Science of Bullshit - by Ryan Bruno https://ryanbruno.substack.com/p/gurus-and-the-science-of-bullshit?r=bl95y&s=w 60 comments
- Scientists find a link between low intelligence and acceptance of 'pseudo-profound bulls***' | The Independent | The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-find-a-link-between-low-intelligence-and-acceptance-of-pseudo-profound-bulls-a6757731.html 21 comments
- Sophisticated as Hell - TV Tropes http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/main/sophisticatedashell 16 comments
- Gurus and The Science of Bullshit - by Ryan Bruno https://ryanbruno.substack.com/p/gurus-and-the-science-of-bullshit 16 comments
- Studies on the perils of polyester underwear and the personality of rocks win Ig Nobel Prizes - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-ig-nobel-prizes-live-20160922-snap-story.html 5 comments
- Calling Bullshit | The Point Magazine https://thepointmag.com/2018/examined-life/calling-bullshit 5 comments
- Link Found Between Low Intelligence And Falling For Pseudo-Profound Statements : ScienceAlert http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-found-a-link-between-low-intelligence-and-believing-philosophical-quotes 4 comments
- If Your Friend Likes Putting Terrible Inspo Quotes On Instagram, There Could Be A Scientific Reason https://www.buzzfeed.com/elfyscott/if-your-friend-likes-putting-terrible-inspo-quotes-on 1 comment
- How to know who’s trustworthy | Psyche Guides https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-spot-whos-trustworthy-and-whos-not-on-what-matters 0 comments
- “Reception and Detection of Pseudo-Profound Bullshit” http://www.improbable.com/2015/11/30/reception-and-detection-of-pseudo-profound-bullshit/ 0 comments
- Deepak Chopra Has Never Been Sick | The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/culture/q-and-a/deepak-chopra-has-never-been-sick 0 comments
- Live. Laugh. Love. Why? | The Outline https://theoutline.com/post/7523/live-laugh-love-trend-store 0 comments
- Brandolini’s Law: The Bullshit Asymmetry Principle – Effectiviology https://effectiviology.com/brandolinis-law/ 0 comments
- No word of a lie: scientists rate the world’s biggest peddlers of bull | Science | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/01/bullshit-scientific-study-research-boys-worse-than-girls-privilege 0 comments
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