Nyhan says that’s because when it comes to politics, there’s a weak incentive to hold accurate political views, which means people tend to feel strongly about their political views but don’t really care whether they are factually correct.
I think this is very true. People who are blindly angry tend to argue their own emotions and what they perceive to be correct instead of using facts. People also need to thoroughly understand both sides of a topic before stating one's own opinion.
there’s a weak incentive to hold accurate political views, which means people tend to feel strongly about their political views but don’t really care whether they are factually correct.
people argue and feel strongly about their own views, not what is politically correct. sometimes people can blindy argue their opinion.
And anti-abortion conservatives, including Republican presidential candidates, are also right when they say that Dear is likely mentally ill, and that there’s not yet enough evidence to definitively conclude that the shooting was an act of domestic terrorism with an explicitly anti-abortion agenda.
these republican candidates most likely say this because they want to protect pro gun rights, most republicans are pro gun.