Echo chamber and trench warfare dynamics in online debates

In this article, we take issue with the claim by Sunstein and others that online discussion takes place in echo chambers, and suggest that the dynamics of online debates could be more aptly described by the logic of ‘trench warfare’, in which opinions are reinforced through contradiction as well as...

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Published in:European journal of communication (London) 2017-06, Vol.32 (3), p.257-273
Main Authors: Karlsen, Rune, Steen-Johnsen, Kari, Wollebæk, Dag, Enjolras, Bernard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Bias
Chambers
Debates
Dynamics
Experiments
Internet
Learning
Logic
Polls & surveys
Reinforcement
Social networks
War
Warfare
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