That’s not what the survey shows. The survey shows that, actually, propaganda and recency bias aren’t enough. People can access news from around the world these days and they remember their nation’s history. If anything, my beliefs are vindicated.
But you’re missing the point of the survey, which literally shows that it doesn’t. It turns out, no, you can’t just assume that recent events play more into people’s minds. They’re not gold fish. They can remember stuff that happened years ago.
That’s not what the survey shows. The survey shows that, actually, propaganda and recency bias aren’t enough. People can access news from around the world these days and they remember their nation’s history. If anything, my beliefs are vindicated.
Perhaps it’s that American idiocy is further reaching these days.
Though you miss the point that someone can logically assume that recent events would play more into people’s minds than the study shows.
But you’re missing the point of the survey, which literally shows that it doesn’t. It turns out, no, you can’t just assume that recent events play more into people’s minds. They’re not gold fish. They can remember stuff that happened years ago.
Hence the person’s surprise.