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[[File:Cognitive dissonance.jpg|alt=NASA monkey|thumb|'''Figure 1.''' Sometimes the right choice is the painful choice.]] | [[File:Cognitive dissonance.jpg|alt=NASA monkey|thumb|'''Figure 1.''' Sometimes the right choice is the painful choice.]] | ||
'''Even though confronted with | '''Even though confronted with logical arguments (See Figure 1) humans often persist in holding on to illogical thoughts as confronting long-held beliefs causes [[cognitive dissonance]] (a type of emotional pain).''' Even if this pain can be overcome, specific flaws in reasoning, can hold the irrational thought inplace, the most common of which are: | ||
=== [[Critical analysis|Critical Analysis]] Orientated === | === [[Critical analysis|Critical Analysis]] Orientated === | ||