Small attacks on our beliefs make us more resistant to larger persuasion attempts.

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This is known as the "inoculation effect," where small challenges to our beliefs can build up our resistance to larger persuasion attempts. Just like an inoculation works to build up our immunity to a virus by introducing a weaker form of it to our system, small challenges to our beliefs make us more prepared to defend them when faced with stronger arguments.

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