Book contents
- Seeing Is Disbelieving
- Seeing Is Disbelieving
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Theory of People’s Factual Beliefs and Credulity in War
- 3 Factual Misperceptions in the US Drone Campaign in Pakistan
- 4 Proximity to the Fighting and the Puncturing of Factual Bias in Iraq
- 5 Truth Discernment and Personal Exposure in the Syrian Civil War
- 6 Understanding and Mitigating the Appeal of Falsehood in Wartime
- Appendix
- References
- Index
1 - Introduction
The Problem of Factual Misinformation and Misperception in War
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 August 2024
- Seeing Is Disbelieving
- Seeing Is Disbelieving
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Theory of People’s Factual Beliefs and Credulity in War
- 3 Factual Misperceptions in the US Drone Campaign in Pakistan
- 4 Proximity to the Fighting and the Puncturing of Factual Bias in Iraq
- 5 Truth Discernment and Personal Exposure in the Syrian Civil War
- 6 Understanding and Mitigating the Appeal of Falsehood in Wartime
- Appendix
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter introduces the reader to the topic studied in the book, factual misinformation and its appeal in war. It poses the main research question of who believes in wartime misinformation and how people know what is happening in war. It then outlines the book’s central argument about the role of proximity and exposure to the fighting in constraining public misperceptions in conflict, and the methods and types of evidence used to test it. After clarifying some key concepts used in the book, it finally closes with a sketch of the manuscript’s main implications and an outline of its structure and contents.
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- Seeing Is DisbelievingWhy People Believe Misinformation in War, and When They Know Better, pp. 1 - 17Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024