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I think notadoc meant to use the term "mental gymnastics". (I agree "cognitive dissonance" seems to be misused lately. That's how language evolves, unfortunate
by et-al 9y ago
I think notadoc meant to use the term "mental gymnastics".
(I agree "cognitive dissonance" seems to be misused lately. That's how language evolves, unfortunately. And to add to your definition, it's the stress from with holding two opposing thoughts, hence the dissonance.)
- RRWagner 9y agoHow about "cognitive disconnect" as the better descriptive phrase?
- episteam 9y agoIt's just plain old confirmation bias, though I like the more recent[1] semantic extension of the phrase "epistemic closure" to describe belief systems impervious to outside information. [1] - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/books/28conserv.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/books/28conserv.html