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epistemic vigilance: a standalone construct

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Cognitive science

the mechanisms by which people assess the trustworthiness of sources and the plausibility of content to avoid being misinformed.

In cognitive science, epistemic vigilance refers to the mechanisms by which people assess the trustworthiness of sources and the plausibility of content to avoid being misinformed. This meaning comes from Sperber (2010) in Mind & Language.[1]

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References

Sperber, D., CLÉMENT, F., Heintz, C., Mascaro, O., Mercier, H., Origgi, G., & Wilson, D. (2010). Epistemic Vigilance. Mind & Language, 25(4), 359-393. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0017.2010.01394.x

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