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  2. Confirmation bias - Wikipedia

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    On the other hand, confirmation bias can result in people ignoring or misinterpreting the signs of an imminent or incipient conflict. For example, psychologists Stuart Sutherland and Thomas Kida have each argued that U.S. Navy Admiral Husband E. Kimmel showed confirmation bias when playing down the first signs of the Japanese attack on Pearl ...

  3. Self-persuasion - Wikipedia

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    Self-persuasion came about based on the more traditional or direct strategies of persuasion, which have been around for at least 2,300 years and studied by eminent social psychologists from Aristotle to Carl Hovland, they focused their attention on these three principal factors: the nature of the message, the characteristics of the communicator, and the characteristics of the audience.

  4. Rhyme-as-reason effect - Wikipedia

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    People prefer rhymes for their "pleasurable aesthetics," as the rhyme creates a sense of unity and coherence, increasing the aphorism's appeal, repeatability, and memorability. This cognitive bias is often explained by fluency heuristics, where the ease of processing a rhyming statement enhances its perceived truthfulness.

  5. Can People Be Persuaded to ‘Get Married’? - AOL

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  6. Cognitive dissonance - Wikipedia

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    To convince people to behave in line with their beliefs, it is essential to remind people of a fact that they believe is true, and then remind them of times in the past when they went against this. The hypocrisy paradigm is known for inconsistent cognition resolution through a change in behavior.

  7. 30 Life-Savvy Folks Share Their “I Can’t Believe Other People ...

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  8. If you need a reason to convince your other half you need a ...

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    Hopefully, these words alone have been enough to sway your partner, but if not, here are many more reasons to convince your other half you need a pet. 32 reasons to convince your other half you ...

  9. Illusory truth effect - Wikipedia

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    At first, the illusory truth effect was believed to occur only when individuals are highly uncertain about a given statement. [1] Psychologists also assumed that "outlandish" headlines wouldn't produce this effect however, recent research shows the illusory truth effect is indeed at play with false news. [5]