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Motivated Reasoning, Structurally
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Detect motivated reasoning in argument structure — asymmetric standards, where congenial evidence strolls in and uncongenial evidence faces a tribunal.
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The same study design accepted when it flatters the position and methodologically dismembered when it doesn't.
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The diagnosis targets the *asymmetry*, never the arguer's psyche — motives are unobservable; standards are right there in the text. This keeps the tool honest, including when pointed at yourself.
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