since I couldn't find a prior coinage on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_c, I hereby declare 'MIRTHOGENIC BIAS' as the tendency to prefer interpretations that deliver the most humor. …
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'Mirthogenic bias' may be seen as a related form of 'salience bias' – a preference for the emotionally-striking.
it often synergistically co-presents with other biases, like confirmation-bias or just-world-biad. (cf: 'ironic justice', 'schadenfreude')
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