Compartmentalized thinking leads authoritarians to apply inconsistent standards to similar acts

Evidence

In the last chapter we saw that right-wing authoritarians tend to be especially good at some common cognitive failings. In this chapter we have seen how these shortcomings, and the cognitive operations they are based upon such as compartmentalization, lead Highs to serious inconsistencies and personal blindness. We saw that authoritarians not only believe contradictory ideas, but also endorse contradictory principles. High RWAs use so many double standards that their behavior shows relatively little fairness and integrity. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1914 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Authoritarian thinking features closed-mindedness, rigidity, and intolerance of ambiguity — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 469; Authoritarians fail to challenge their own contradictory reasoning — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1566; Authoritarians endorse contradictory principles and apply double standards without noticing — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1914 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Authoritarians endorse contradictory principles and apply double standards without noticing #corroborates (0.95) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1914
• Authoritarian thinking is compartmentalized and lacks perspective-taking that underpins fairness. #expands (0.92)