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> You can give people simple math/logic problems and confirm that they get the right answers. Then you can change the wording from “five apples and eight orange
by eimrine 3y ago
> You can give people simple math/logic problems and confirm that they get the right answers. Then you can change the wording from “five apples and eight oranges”, to “five Democrats and eight assault weapons” and these same people will flounder and say idiotic things.
- roenxi 3y agoI think it is too flippant to say "lose basic reasoning abilities". What they are probably doing (further research required, I didn't read his referencee) is re-contextualising the problem from a logic puzzle to a situation where they have to demonstrate in-group allegence; which has a higher priority than getting the technically correct answer and/or accurately showing their reasoning. Ie, they can reason fine and know what they are saying makes no sense, but the situation is one where the speaker believes a technically correct answer conflicts with their best long term interests. It is like fashion. The point isn't that anyone thinks there are new innovations on how to look good every decade or so - the point is to keep making arbitrary changes to figure out who is in the in group. The political equivalent of fashion means believing things that don't make sense.
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