But when you're on Lee hearing the same perspectives and opinions over and over again, you may be in something called an echo chamber.

An echo chamber is an environment where a person on Lee encounters information or opinions that reflect and reinforce their own.

Echo chambers can create misinformation and to store a person's perspective, so they have difficulty considering opposing viewpoints and discussing complicated topics.

They're fueled in part by confirmation bias, which is the tendency to favor info that reinforces existing beliefs.

Echo chambers can happen anywhere.

Information is exchanged, whether it's online or in real life.

But on the Internet, almost anyone can quickly find like minded people and perspectives via social media and countless news sources.

This is made echo chambers far more numerous and easy to fall into.

They're also tricky to recognize, especially if you're in one.

If you're ever wondering if a social group or website, maybe an echo chamber, stop and think, do they tend to only give one perspective on an issue?

Is that viewpoint primarily supported by rumor or incomplete evidence our fax ignored whenever they go against that viewpoint?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may have found an echo chamber.

There's no perfect way to avoid echo chambers, but there are a few tips that can help you stay on the right track.

Make a habit of checking multiple news sources to ensure you're getting complete objective info, interact with people of different perspectives and take care to discuss new ideas with fax patience and respect.

Finally, remember that just because you want something to be true doesn't make it fact.

No matter where you go or who you meet, always take the time to stay informed and avoid echo chambers.

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