Pluralistic Ignorance

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

Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconprivate disagreement
Executive Parlancesilent dissent
Scholarly Discoursefalse consensus perception
Babel ZenithPluralistic Ignorance
Origin: Social Psychology

Etymology & Meaning

Privately disagreeing with a norm you assume others accept.

In the Boardroom

Everyone thinking they're the only one with concerns.

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