I feel like this speaks to a general reluctance to accept uncertainty and shades of gray surrounding a topic. It often seems to me that many people prefer to have things neatly sorted into binary categories, supporting them either completely or not at all, when most topics resist this kind of neat division if given more than a cursory glance.
Articles refusing to include any nuanced discussion of a point and simply stating an arbitrary position as proven fact just exacerbates the problem.
It's not too hard to make a connection with the often-polarising and vitriolic nature of discussions online and the rise of misinformation.
I feel like this speaks to a general reluctance to accept uncertainty and shades of gray surrounding a topic. It often seems to me that many people prefer to have things neatly sorted into binary categories, supporting them either completely or not at all, when most topics resist this kind of neat division if given more than a cursory glance.
Articles refusing to include any nuanced discussion of a point and simply stating an arbitrary position as proven fact just exacerbates the problem.
It's not too hard to make a connection with the often-polarising and vitriolic nature of discussions online and the rise of misinformation.