Difference between revisions of "Motivated skepticism"

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Motivated skepticism is the mistake of deliberately applying more skepticism to claims that you don't like, than to claims that you do like.

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−	'''Motivated skepticism''' is ~~a fallacy~~ of deliberately applying more skepticism to claims that you don't like, than to claims that you do like.	+	'''Motivated skepticism''' is the mistake of deliberately applying more skepticism to claims that you don't like, than to claims that you do like.

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