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'''Consensus cascade''' is the observed phenomenon whereby one person expresses an opinion, a second person picks up that opinion based on the first person's credibility, and the opinion gathers the weight of consensus without any necessary basis in fact. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
* [[JOHN TIERNEY]]; Diet and Fat: A Severe Case of Mistaken Consensus. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/science/09tier.html?_r=3 | * [[JOHN TIERNEY]]; Diet and Fat: A Severe Case of Mistaken Consensus. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/science/09tier.html?_r=3 | ||
Latest revision as of 15:19, 3 August 2008
Consensus cascade is the observed phenomenon whereby one person expresses an opinion, a second person picks up that opinion based on the first person's credibility, and the opinion gathers the weight of consensus without any necessary basis in fact.
References
- JOHN TIERNEY; Diet and Fat: A Severe Case of Mistaken Consensus. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/science/09tier.html?_r=3