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Fun with argdown: <Popular mechanics does not publish incorrect analysis> (1) Only an idiot would read magazines that publish incorrect analysis. (2) I am no
by narrator 7y ago
Fun with argdown:
<Popular mechanics does not publish incorrect analysis>
(1) Only an idiot would read magazines that publish incorrect analysis.
(2) I am not an idiot
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(3) I do not read magazines that publish incorrect analysis.
(4) I read popular mechanics
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(5) popular mechanics does not publish incorrect analysis.
That's what I'm talking about with regards to my original comment about triggering cognitive dissonance. By saying the mainstream narrative is wrong it's activating that syllogism in their mind and they feel personally attacked because if premise (5) is false then premise (2) may also be false.
BTW, cognitive dissonance is a well know psychological phenomenon that is totally normal and observed widely throughout the population in many different studies.