POLS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Natural Science, Job Satisfaction, Confirmation Bias
6 Nov 2017
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Beliefs: things we consider to be true about politics. We also tend to hang out with people who have similar beliefs. Often are not based on facts (in politics) Authors discuss beliefs more than they discuss facts, but call it all. Savvy citizens must be able to tell the difference between beliefs and facts, truth anyway, even when the facts do not support claims whether listening, writing, or speaking. We learn to understand what others believe so we can interact, cooperate, and compete. This benefits our politics and our communities. Also benefits our effectiveness in all of our roles and areas of involvement. Goal a: seek power and to change policy, advance careers, hold/gain. Goal b: entice us to agree with them using whatever means are available audience and useful, even . Factual information that is out of context. It is not their job to tell the truth .
