The only possible explanation for our behavior is amnesia. When, in fact, it almost certainly isn’t. You read the article and see the journalist has absolutely no understanding of either the facts or the issues. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. But when it comes to the media, we believe against evidence that it is probably worth our time to read other parts of the paper. Gell-Mann Amnesia Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. In court, there is the legal doctrine of falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus, which means untruthful in one part, untruthful in all. Gell-Mann amnesia may be most easily understood by a simple example, so Ill point to Ben Hunts chosen quote by Michael Crichton: Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. In ordinary life, if somebody consistently exaggerates or lies to you, you soon discount everything they say. I’d point out it does not operate in other arenas of life. You turn the page, and forget what you know. In any case, you read with exasperation or amusement the multiple errors in a story, and then turn the page to national or international affairs, and read as if the rest of the newspaper was somehow more accurate about Palestine than the baloney you just read. I call these the “wet streets cause rain” stories. Often, the article is so wrong it actually presents the story backward-reversing cause and effect. The only possible explanation for our behavior is amnesia.In his 2002 speech titled ‘Why Speculate?’, Michael Crichton describes the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect: “I refer to it by this name because I once discussed it with Murray Gell-Mann, and by dropping a famous name I imply greater importance to myself, and to the effect, than it would otherwise have.”īriefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. When, in fact, it almost certainly isn't. But when it comes to the media, we believe against evidence that it is probably worth our time to read other parts of the paper. Namely, he noticed (and discussed with Murray Gell-Mann, hence the name) that when he was reading the news, he was often very critical about articles in areas he understood well, and uncritical about areas he knew little about. In court, there is the legal doctrine of falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus, which means untruthful in one part, untruthful in all. Gell-Mann amnesia is Michael Crichtons rather arbitrary name for a very specific cognitive bias. I'd point out it does not operate in other arenas of life. You turn the page, and forget what you know. Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. I call these the "wet streets cause rain" stories. Have you ever read an article about a topic you know well, and found that the writer. Often, the article is so wrong it actually presents the story backward-reversing cause and effect. Wet Streets Cause Rain: Michael Crichton on the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history for its talk page, see here. The original page is now a redirect to this page. Its contents were merged into Michael Crichton. The discussion was closed on 15 August 2019 with a consensus to merge.
You read the article and see the journalist has absolutely no understanding of either the facts or the issues. Gell-Mann amnesia effect was nominated for deletion.
Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows.
You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In a 2002 speech, the author and director, Michael Crichton, coined the term Gell-Mann Amnesia, named after his friend, physicist Murray Gell-Mann. “Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows.
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