Motivated Reasoning

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconbelieving what you want
Executive Parlancedesire-driven logic
Scholarly Discoursedirectional cognition
Babel ZenithMotivated Reasoning
Origin: Psychology

Etymology & Meaning

Reasoning shaped by the conclusion you want to reach.

In the Boardroom

Finding reasons to support what you already believe.

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