Dogmatism is unjustified certainty, distinct from authoritarianism

Evidence

Unlike Rokeach, I find it hard to merge authoritarianism and dogmatism. For me the concepts cover different domains that may overlap somewhat but are … The core element here, I submit, is unjustified certainty. All of us who have ever been shown to be wrong when we were certain we were right—marriage helps you keep track of these—were therefore “‘dogmatic” in this dictionary sense, though quite understandably, I am sure. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 2622

Categorization

• DEFINE: Establishes dogmatism as distinct domain from authoritarianism, defined by unjustified certainty.
• XREF: connects to: Dogmatism grounded in stateable principles uniquely opposes authoritarianism and relativism — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 2400; Austrian probabilism paired liberal anticlericalism with rejection of epistemic certainty. — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 58; Relativist tolerance of incommensurable life-worlds surrenders reason and enables authoritarianism — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 2399