Is there a documented cognitive bias behind conspiracy theorists? Hanson bias? Agency bias?
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ok, now turn question around: are there documented cognitive biases behind conspiracy *denialists*?
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@PeakePoetics Such a prole word. We need a sciency bias with an evolutionary psych explanation and specific thinking bug
@SanguineEmpiric huh? It's a marginal ideology, not a conspiracy. I'm talking "moon landings were faked" type mindset.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furtive_f ? or maybe a twisted version of Just-World Fallacy – if things aren't just/great, must be conspiracy!
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