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echo chamber effectA situation where a person encounters only beliefs or opinions that coincide with their own, creating a closed system of reinforcement

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A situation where a person encounters only beliefs or opinions that coincide with their own, creating a closed system of reinforcement

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈekoʊ ˈtʃeɪmbər ɪˈfekt/

Korean meaning: 자신의 신념이나 의견과 일치하는 정보만 접하게 되어 편견이 강화되는 현상

Korean pronunciation: **에**코 **체**임버 이**펙**트

Example Sentences

  • My grandfather only watches one news channel, creating a perfect echo chamber effect where he never hears opposing views
  • The echo chamber effect in online forums can make extreme ideas seem normal and mainstream
  • To avoid the echo chamber effect, she deliberately follows people with different political opinions on social media

echo chamber effect

NOUN

//ˈekoʊ ˈtʃeɪmbər ɪˈfekt//

A situation where a person encounters only beliefs or opinions that coincide with their own, creating a closed system of reinforcement

echo chamber effect concept
💡 Concept

A situation where a person encounters only beliefs or opinions that coincide with their own, creating a closed system of reinforcement

echo chamber effect rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Trapped in amber thoughts, while others clamber for truth!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈekoʊ ˈtʃeɪmbər ɪˈfekt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈekəʊ ˈtʃeɪmbə ɪˈfekt/

🌳Etymology

Rootecho

Origin

Echo는 그리스 신화의 요정 이름에서, chamber는 라틴어 'camera(방)'에서, effect는 라틴어 'efficere(만들어내다)'에서 유래

🎵Rhyme

chamberamberclamber
chamber
amber
clamber

🔗Collocations

create an echo chamber
break the echo chamber
political echo chamber
digital echo chamber
escape the echo chamber
echo chamber mentality

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandfather only watches one news channel, creating a perfect echo chamber effect where he never hears opposing views

The echo chamber effect in online forums can make extreme ideas seem normal and mainstream

To avoid the echo chamber effect, she deliberately follows people with different political opinions on social media

📚Related Words

Synonyms

filter bubbleconfirmation biasgroupthinkselective exposure

Antonyms

diverse perspectivesopen dialogue

Related

polarizationalgorithmbiasmedia bubblecognitive bias

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