Analysis of Political Preferences on Information Acceptance Decision Making in the Perspective of Motivated Reasoning

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10.2991/978-2-38476-132-6_44How to use a DOI?

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Fake news; Decision making; Motivated reasoning; Political preference

Abstract

Fake news is information that is fabricated and presented deliberately for the purpose of misleading and obscuring true reality into false. In its presentation, the information is made in such a way as if it is a legitimate journalism editorial. Fake news information is usually related to important issues, especially in politics. With a massive spread and difficult to detect, fake news has unsettled policy makers and scientists. Some people who are vulnerable to the spread of false information become a social problem that disrupts the smooth functioning of society because it can have a negative impact on social life, such as the emergence of misinformation, polarization, political condemnation and hatred and the decline in the level of public trust in the government. This research aims to find out an in-depth description of the factors that influence individuals in the decision-making process of receiving information and trusting fake news. The method used in this research is a case study with 2 research respondents. The criteria for respondents are having a pro- government and opposition political orientation and having participated in the 2014 and 2019 elections in Indonesia. The theoretical framework in this study uses the theory of motivated reasoning which is used as the theoretical basis for researchers to explore the case under study. The results found that the political beliefs of individuals who have partisan bias or certain political preferences tend to accept information that supports their beliefs and ignore information that is irrelevant to their beliefs, regardless of whether the information is true or false. Several aspects of political preferences such as cultural values, religion, media, trusted person, and social environment have a role in shaping individual beliefs in the decision-making process of receiving information.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hasyim Asy’ari
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/10/31
TI  - Analysis of Political Preferences on Information Acceptance Decision Making in the Perspective of Motivated Reasoning
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Vocational Education Applied Science and Technology (ICVEAST 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 513
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-132-6_44
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