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Modeling confirmation bias and polarization

Modeling confirmation bias and polarization

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Modeling confirmation bias and polarization

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Modeling confirmation bias and polarization

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Scientific reports, 2017-01, Vol.7 (1), p.40391-40391, Article 40391

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

Online users tend to select claims that adhere to their system of beliefs and to ignore dissenting information. Confirmation bias, indeed, plays a pivotal role in viral phenomena. Furthermore, the wide availability of content on the web fosters the aggregation of likeminded people where debates tend to enforce group polarization. Such a configurati...

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Modeling confirmation bias and polarization

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5225437

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5225437

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ISSN

2045-2322

E-ISSN

2045-2322

DOI

10.1038/srep40391

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