stackyFACTSIf your goal at Thanksgiving is to logically debate your uncle out of his terrible political opinions, you are actually making him worse.
If your goal at Thanksgiving is to logically debate your uncle out of his terrible political opinions, you are actually making him worse. The Boomerang Effect occurs when a persuasive message is so aggressive or threatening to someone's worldview that they rebel against it. Their ego kicks into high gear, solidifying their original terrible stance just to protect their psychological autonomy from your intellectual assault.
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