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no_hypocrisy

(46,331 posts) Sat Jun 23, 2012, 04:55 PM Jun 2012

Logic Question

What do you call a situation when you come to a conclusion that ignores all contradictory evidence? In other words, the conclusion doesn't match the evidence? I can't think of the term.

Please help me.

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Logic Question (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Jun 2012 OP

The Sean Hannity Show? sadbear Jun 2012 #1

a fallacy? iemitsu Jun 2012 #2

Cherry picking, confirmation bias, fallacy of incomplete evidence? ( n/t ) Make7 Jun 2012 #3

Are you thinking of confirmation bias? Or cognitive dissonance? petronius Jun 2012 #4

I believe confirmation bias is the closest term to describe no_hypocrisy Jun 2012 #5

I'd say it is fraud. A con which convinces someone to believe what the facts are unconvincing. The Wielding Truth Jun 2012 #6

Delusional, delusion or delusionalism SoutherDem Jun 2012 #7

FUBAR. Or if you prefer the teaparty party formally known as the republican party. wandy Jun 2012 #8

Faith. n/t dimbear Jun 2012 #9

Here's a list of about 125 kinds of "logical fallacies" frazzled Jun 2012 #10

A Conundrum postulater Jun 2012 #11

The Republican Platform? Motown_Johnny Jun 2012 #12

The Republican Platform is right meow2u3 Jun 2012 #13

Illogical! GeorgeGist Jun 2012 #14

sadbear

(4,340 posts)

1. The Sean Hannity Show?

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Sat Jun 23, 2012, 04:56 PM

Jun 2012

iemitsu

(3,888 posts)

2. a fallacy?

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Sat Jun 23, 2012, 04:56 PM

Jun 2012

Make7

(8,543 posts)

3. Cherry picking, confirmation bias, fallacy of incomplete evidence? ( n/t )

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Sat Jun 23, 2012, 05:00 PM

Jun 2012

petronius

(26,614 posts)

4. Are you thinking of confirmation bias? Or cognitive dissonance?

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Sat Jun 23, 2012, 05:00 PM

Jun 2012

But I think 'being a republican' is the best answer...

no_hypocrisy

(46,331 posts)

5. I believe confirmation bias is the closest term to describe

Reply to petronius (Reply #4)

Sat Jun 23, 2012, 05:03 PM

Jun 2012

what I was thinking about.

Thank you!

The Wielding Truth

(11,415 posts)

6. I'd say it is fraud. A con which convinces someone to believe what the facts are unconvincing.

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Sat Jun 23, 2012, 05:04 PM

Jun 2012

SoutherDem

(2,307 posts)

7. Delusional, delusion or delusionalism

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Sat Jun 23, 2012, 05:08 PM

Jun 2012

I was going to say Republicanism but I felt you were looking for a real answer.

wandy

(3,539 posts)

8. FUBAR. Or if you prefer the teaparty party formally known as the republican party.

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Sat Jun 23, 2012, 05:55 PM

Jun 2012

dimbear

(6,271 posts)

9. Faith. n/t

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Sat Jun 23, 2012, 06:14 PM

Jun 2012

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

10. Here's a list of about 125 kinds of "logical fallacies"

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Sat Jun 23, 2012, 06:14 PM

Jun 2012

Take your pick:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies

postulater

(5,075 posts)

11. A Conundrum

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Sat Jun 23, 2012, 06:28 PM

Jun 2012

co·nun·drum (k-nndrm)
n.
1. A riddle in which a fanciful question is answered by a pun.
2. A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma: "the conundrum, thus far unanswered, of achieving full employment without inflation" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/conundrum