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Can Irrational people Be Persuaded with Rationality?

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Can Irrational people Be Persuaded with Rationality?
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RE: Can Irrational people Be Persuaded with Rationality?
July 6, 2013 at 7:28 pm (This post was last modified: July 6, 2013 at 7:43 pm by Silver.)
Cognitive dissonance does not allow for reasoning to be accepted by those who tenaciously hold onto particular beliefs because they are veritably afraid to lose the comfort those beliefs provide.
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RE: Can Irrational people Be Persuaded with Rationality? - by Silver - July 6, 2013 at 7:28 pm

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