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backfire effects

backfire effects is the plural of backfire effect.

Meaning of backfire effect

Noun

backfire effect (plural backfire effects)

  1. The finding that, faced with evidence that contradicts their beliefs, people can reject the evidence and believe even more strongly.

Questions about backfire effects

What is backfire effects the plural of?
Backfire effects is the plural of backfire effect.

Words near backfire effects in the dictionary

  1. backfills
  2. backfin
  3. backfins
  4. backfire
  5. backfire effect
  6. backfire effects
  7. backfired
  8. backfirer
  9. backfirers
  10. backfires
  11. backfiring

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