by Mario Sikora | Feb 5, 2012 | Article, belief polarization, Blog, Clear Thinking, Cognitive dissonance, confirmation bias, Critical Thinking, Mario Sikora
In the last article we talked about cognitive dissonance–the state of mental unease caused by contradictory information or perceptions. The brain tries to reduce this unease whenever possible, and uses a variety of tricks to do so. In this article we’ll...