Mark Henkel’s Reviews > Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things > Status Update
Mark Henkel
is on page 166 of 320
Ch.6 Complete
Working Hard to Believe What We Already Believe
Motivated Reasoning
Pg.138
"my friends on the Left"
Drop Defensive Mindset
Misses fact
IMPOSITION CREATES OPPOSITION ™
blames distrusting "misbelievers" "looking for villains"
Lots of author progressive bias he should not have used
b/c it was proven wrong after book published
Dunning-Kruger Effect
Bicycle Test
Paradoxical Persuasion
Overconfidence
— Dec 08, 2025 06:58PM
Working Hard to Believe What We Already Believe
Motivated Reasoning
Pg.138
"my friends on the Left"
Drop Defensive Mindset
Misses fact
IMPOSITION CREATES OPPOSITION ™
blames distrusting "misbelievers" "looking for villains"
Lots of author progressive bias he should not have used
b/c it was proven wrong after book published
Dunning-Kruger Effect
Bicycle Test
Paradoxical Persuasion
Overconfidence
Like flag
Mark’s Previous Updates
Mark Henkel
is on page 299 of 320
References Complete
Rather than use End- or Footnotes and Bibliography,
this section offers sources fro each of the 6 parts of the book.
— 14 hours, 57 min ago
Rather than use End- or Footnotes and Bibliography,
this section offers sources fro each of the 6 parts of the book.
Mark Henkel
is on page 293 of 320
Acknowledgments Complete
"I especially want to thank the many misbelievers."
...I appreciate your willingness to engage with me & help me understand this complex world we live in."
I NOTE:
By 2025,
in terms of what I call #Covid1984
and the #TrumpDerangementSyndrome so common in academia, the media, and the ousted political party leaders,
the biased-author HIMSELF
turns out to be MISBELIEVER
of now-proven truth!
— 14 hours, 58 min ago
"I especially want to thank the many misbelievers."
...I appreciate your willingness to engage with me & help me understand this complex world we live in."
I NOTE:
By 2025,
in terms of what I call #Covid1984
and the #TrumpDerangementSyndrome so common in academia, the media, and the ousted political party leaders,
the biased-author HIMSELF
turns out to be MISBELIEVER
of now-proven truth!
Mark Henkel
is on page 291 of 320
Ch.12 Complete
Why Superman Gives Me Hope
A Final Word (Not Really)
Pp.288-289
"If you'd asked me 10yrs ago whether
mistrust &misinformation were big issues,
I'd have shrugged them off...
Now... top of my list...
...Misinformation...
as a real threat to our ability to come together
and solve larger challenges"
(by 2025 #Covid194 has since been a proven tyranny
to which AUTHOR had succumbed to ACTUAL msinformation)
— Dec 19, 2025 07:00PM
Why Superman Gives Me Hope
A Final Word (Not Really)
Pp.288-289
"If you'd asked me 10yrs ago whether
mistrust &misinformation were big issues,
I'd have shrugged them off...
Now... top of my list...
...Misinformation...
as a real threat to our ability to come together
and solve larger challenges"
(by 2025 #Covid194 has since been a proven tyranny
to which AUTHOR had succumbed to ACTUAL msinformation)
Mark Henkel
is on page 283 of 320
Ch.11 Complete
Can We Afford to Trust Again
--and Can We Afford Not To?
Pg.272
"all of this is a story about trust and the erosion of trust"
Misses that IMPOSITION Creates OPPOSITION ™
Twice author has access to elites that regular people never have
Mistrust &the Media
(unwittingly shows media IS propaganda)
Temptation Not to Trust
(Neglects govt IMPOSING creates distrust
rather than "stop IMPOSING: solution)
— Dec 18, 2025 06:38PM
Can We Afford to Trust Again
--and Can We Afford Not To?
Pg.272
"all of this is a story about trust and the erosion of trust"
Misses that IMPOSITION Creates OPPOSITION ™
Twice author has access to elites that regular people never have
Mistrust &the Media
(unwittingly shows media IS propaganda)
Temptation Not to Trust
(Neglects govt IMPOSING creates distrust
rather than "stop IMPOSING: solution)
Mark Henkel
is on page 269 of 320
PART 6 Begins
MISBELIEF, TRUST, AND THE STORY OF OUR FUTURE
— Dec 18, 2025 06:32PM
MISBELIEF, TRUST, AND THE STORY OF OUR FUTURE
Mark Henkel
is on page 269 of 320
Ch.10 Complete
The Social Accelerator
Cognitive Dissonance
Fake Conspiracy, Real Community?
Using Extremity to Enhance Identity
Pg.255
"half-bearded devil... Illuminati... & Bill Gates"
Identity, Polarization, &the Acceleration of Misbelief
Jonathan Haidt
NBC News
Pg259
"we're all...misbelievers"
Social Media - as Elite, Author access to platform team
Those who left QAnon
(But same of who left progessivism)
— Dec 17, 2025 05:46PM
The Social Accelerator
Cognitive Dissonance
Fake Conspiracy, Real Community?
Using Extremity to Enhance Identity
Pg.255
"half-bearded devil... Illuminati... & Bill Gates"
Identity, Polarization, &the Acceleration of Misbelief
Jonathan Haidt
NBC News
Pg259
"we're all...misbelievers"
Social Media - as Elite, Author access to platform team
Those who left QAnon
(But same of who left progessivism)
Mark Henkel
is on page 246 of 320
Ch.9 Complete
Ostracism, Belonging, and the Social Attraction of Misbelief
"Misbelievers"
"suspicious of govts... finds all the govt-issued restrictions during Covid-19 pandemic confusing & frustrating"
Says it's understandable that "Misbelievers" attracted to people who feel likewise, while author does the same
Ostracism drives Misbelievers deeper into Misbelief
Does not realize: IMPOSITION Creates OPPOSITION ™
— Dec 15, 2025 06:23PM
Ostracism, Belonging, and the Social Attraction of Misbelief
"Misbelievers"
"suspicious of govts... finds all the govt-issued restrictions during Covid-19 pandemic confusing & frustrating"
Says it's understandable that "Misbelievers" attracted to people who feel likewise, while author does the same
Ostracism drives Misbelievers deeper into Misbelief
Does not realize: IMPOSITION Creates OPPOSITION ™
Mark Henkel
is on page 223 of 320
***PAST NOTE HERE***
PART 5 Begins
THE SOCIAL ELEMENTS AND THE STORY OF TRIBALISM
— Dec 15, 2025 06:15PM
PART 5 Begins
THE SOCIAL ELEMENTS AND THE STORY OF TRIBALISM
