Examine fallacies that emerge from the structure and dynamics of modern information environments, including algorithmic curation, personalization, and information abundance. These fallacies reflect systemic issues in how information flows through digital ecosystems.
Reasoning error that occurs when algorithmic content curation creates a personalized information environment that reinforces existing beliefs while filtering out contradictory information, leading to the false impression that one's views are more universally held than they actually are.
Reasoning error that occurs when a person or group actively creates and maintains an information environment where only conforming views are expressed, discussed, or considered valid, leading to reinforcement of existing beliefs without meaningful challenge and distorted assessment of evidence and outside perspectives.
Reasoning error that occurs when the abundance of available information is used to justify either (1) avoiding decision-making or action ('there's too much to know'), (2) treating all information as equally unreliable ('everything contradicts everything'), or (3) defaulting to oversimplified heuristics while claiming to be overwhelmed by complexity, rather than engaging in appropriate information filtering and synthesis.
Reasoning error that occurs when sensationalized headlines, provocative titles, or engagement-optimized framing is mistaken for the actual content, importance, or accuracy of information. This includes forming conclusions based on headlines without reading underlying content, treating provocative framing as evidence of significance, or allowing clickbait presentation to override critical evaluation of actual claims.