The worst lies/myths might be exposed more quickly that way?

Don’t mind me.  Just suggesting ways to make this massive project much harder.  You can thank me later.
 

Yup, the Nyhan/Reifler study is really interesting. It highlights all the hidden influences on reasoning. It’s been misinterpreted in some really weird ways though see here for example. 

Thanks for pointing that out — I am going to write about all that stuff soon, and that Nyhan/Reifler study is the motivation behind that claim (didn’t mean to make it sound like it was totally my invention, but hey what are blogs are for if not ambiguously originating theories).  Personal affirmation isn’t quite the same thing although it’s hitting very similar buttons.  Unfortunately I don’t think that the mechanism the tested could ever exist in the real world in that format (You aren’t going to write a letter to yourself every time you read an article!)

Who are you I don’t even know what an mstem is.  Sounds lame.