I think what contributes to this phenomenon are both second-option bias[1] and motivated reasoning, at least with respect to those who choose to believe in the

I think what contributes to this phenomenon are both second-option bias[1] and motivated reasoning, at least with respect to those who choose to believe in the poor analyses. [1] https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Essay:Second-option_bias https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Essay:Second-option_bias