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Motivated Reasoning

Edited by Ruby, Multicore, et al. last updated 1st Oct 2020

Motivated Reasoning is a label for various mental processes that lead to desired conclusions regardless of the veracity of those conclusions.

Related: Confirmation Bias, Rationalization, Self-deception 

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  • Rationalization
  • Motivated skepticism
  • Filtered evidence
  • Positive bias
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