Contradictory thinking and self-serving bias are universal human traits

Evidence

A lot of people have trouble making the right inferences from evidence, especially when it comes to seeing what is wrongly concluded. Witness advertising copy. (Or, in Chapter 10, witness how horribly Low RWAs fall for a Big Lie.) Also, people tend to yea-say in general; Highs just do it more than most. In addition, all minds probably have compartments holding contradictory ideas. And Highs are hardly the only self-righteous people running around; we all seem vulnerable to a self-serving bias. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1444 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Cognitive biases are an inherited feature of all human brains, not curable — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 115; Cognitive biases are hardwired parts of human brains rather than avoidable mistakes. — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 115; Self-serving bias and compartmentalization of contradictions are universal, not authoritarian-specific — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1444 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Self-serving bias and compartmentalization of contradictions are universal, not authoritarian-specific #corroborates (0.94) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1444