531.The Gell-Mann Amnesia effect

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The Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is a defense mechanism that occurs when someone reads an article about a subject they know well and finds it to be full of errors, but then proceeds to read the rest of the newspaper as if it's more accurate. The effect is named after Michael Crichton, who used to call these types of stories "wet streets cause rain" stories.

Here's an example of how the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect works:

You read a news article about a subject you're familiar with and find it to be full of errors.

You're annoyed or amused by the article, but you move on to read the rest of the news.

You read the rest of the news, even though it's about subjects you're not an expert in.

You forget about the unreliability of the first article and end up accepting the rest of the news as if it's accurate.

The Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is a sort of defense mechanism that stems from the desire to believe that there are more trustworthy sources of information than there actually are.

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