263 - The Truth Wins - Tom Stafford (rebroadcast)
You Are Not So Smart
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The Power of Group Discussions and Collective Reasoning
In the cognitive reflection test, individuals often answer the problems incorrectly when reasoning alone, but in groups, the entire group tends to change their minds to the correct answer. This is because group discussions allow for the evaluation and improvement of individual arguments and propositions. By combining everyone's bits of good reasoning, a cohesive plan of action can be formed, leading to an agreed upon worldview that evolves over time through deliberation and the trading of arguments.
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