When Trying to Reason Logically, the Tendency to Abandon Logical

question 80

Multiple Choice

When trying to reason logically, the tendency to abandon logical rules in favour of our own personal beliefs is referred to as:

• A) heuristic bias
• B) belief bias
• C) the logical fallacy
• D) the justification effect
• E) counter-attitudinal deduction

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