
The Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
Inquiring Minds
Do You Know That Arguments Are Built in to Our Brains?
D, i'm fascinated by the idea that we know arguing is built in to a sort of how our brains work. It's very hard for a person to listen to some one else see no claim of fact or sa a statement and not like evaluate our own reaction,. We'll disambiguate it at some level of certainty, says D. And then come up with some sort of explanation or rationalization for whatever it is. In most scenarios, this is also what reasoning is all about. But psychologically speaking, reasoning ain't logic. Reason is coming up with reasons for what you think, feel and believe that are plausible and therefore reasonable. This plays into something i'm sure tat
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