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'''Cognitive dissonance''' is stress or discomfort caused by simultaneously holding contradictory ideas.   

'''Cognitive dissonance''' is stress or discomfort caused by simultaneously holding contradictory ideas.   

* Anti-police leftist rioters, [[Defund the police|who want to see police departments abolished based on perceived grievances]] (whether real or imaginary), suddenly demand police protection for themselves after they lose fights against pro-police patriots.

* Anti-police leftist rioters, [[Defund the police|who want to see police departments abolished based on perceived grievances]] (whether real or imaginary), suddenly demand police protection for themselves after they lose fights against pro-police patriots.

== Signs of cognitive disssonance in a person engaged in a discussion/argument ==

== Signs of cognitive dissonance in a person engaged in a discussion/argument ==

Below are signs of cognitive dissonance in a person engaged in a discussion/argument:  

Below are signs of cognitive dissonance in a person engaged in a discussion/argument:  

*The person is unwilling to concede obvious factual points and arguments

*The person is unwilling to concede obvious factual points and arguments

*The individual mischaracterizes the points/position of the other party often in a dishonest way

*The individual mischaracterizes the points/position of the other party - often in a dishonest way

*The person myopically focuses on one variable/aspect of a matter rather than looking at the whole issue. See also: [[Fallacy of exclusion]]

*The person myopically focuses on one variable/aspect of a matter rather than looking at the whole issue. See also: [[Fallacy of exclusion]]

[[George Orwell]] famously discussed cognitive dissonance in his novel [[1984]], using the term [[doublethink]].  However, doublethink refers to the ability to overcome the stress or discomfort and to accept the contradictory ideas.<ref>[http://www.newspeakdictionary.com/ns-dict.html Newspeak Dictionary]</ref>

[[George Orwell]] famously discussed cognitive dissonance in his novel [[1984]], using the term [[doublethink]].  However, doublethink refers to the ability to overcome the stress or discomfort and to accept the contradictory ideas.<ref>[http://www.newspeakdictionary.com/ns-dict.html Newspeak Dictionary]</ref>

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