The White Coat Effect: When Doctors and Experts Spread Misinformation
There are credentialed medical professionals exploiting the trust we instinctively place in people with “Dr.” before their names. The white coat effect (our psychological tendency to trust medical authority) becomes particularly dangerous when actual doctors weaponise their credentials to spread misinformation. How do you evaluate health advice when the person giving it has a legitimate […]
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