Has anyone ever studied the effect that happens when some people are faced with data supporting a given position they argue the exact opposite? It's a sort of t

Has anyone ever studied the effect that happens when some people are faced with data supporting a given position they argue the exact opposite? It's a sort of tone deafness, I think. From TFA: "So I don't think people should start with the question of whether or not to have reduced hours. First, it should be: what can we do to make the working environment better? And maybe different things can be better for different groups. It could be to do with working hours and working times, but it could be a lot of other things as well." Well, yeah, but a comprehensive study just showed that reducing working hours gives a tremendous improvement to the quality of life and number of jobs in an area. So why shouldn't we look at it?