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*I want ''P'' to be true.

*I want ''P'' to be true.

*Therefore, ''P''.

*Therefore, ''P''.

A person engaging in wishful thinking almost never states it so bluntly, however.  Instead, that person may [[cherry picking|cherry-pick]] the evidence or otherwise distort reality to support the desired conclusion

A person engaging in wishful thinking almost never states it so bluntly, however.  Instead, that person may [[cherry picking|cherry-pick]] the evidence or otherwise distort reality to support the desired conclusion.

There is also reverse wishful thinking, which is [[Murphy's law]] as a cognitive bias.

There is also reverse wishful thinking, which is [[Murphy's law]] as a cognitive bias.